The Minister of Education announced on Europe 1 on Friday that nearly 2,000 students returning from risk areas were confined to their homes as part of the fight against the spread of coronavirus. Jean-Michel Blanquer announced that this figure would necessarily increase with the return of many students from vacation.

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In schools, colleges and high schools, authorities have taken steps to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Thus, students who return from a risk zone, such as China or the Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto, are invited to stay at home for 14 days, the incubation period of Covid-19. "There are around 2,000 students" in the fortnight, announced Friday on Europe 1 the Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer.

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