MANILA -- Schools in Metro Manila and the surrounding region are on a weeklong "health break," as COVID-19 infections surge in the country just a month or so after schools reopened following one of the world's longest classroom closures.
Schools had been closed since March 2020, putting strains on both families and teachers. They began to reopen in November last year, but on Friday educational authorities ordered primary and secondary schools in the capital region to temporarily shut.
