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Covid-19: Schools Likely Closed For Months, Lamont Says, Comparing Metro Area To Wuhan Province
Schools will likely stay closed until the fall, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said, comparing the New York City metro area, including Fairfield County, to the Wuhan Province of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
In an interview with WCBS Newsradio 88, Lamont said an April 20 date for schools to reopen is "the minimum," but that the closures could extend even longer than through the current semester.
In an interview on MSNBC, Lamont said while there has been an emphasis of New York City now being the epicenter of the pandemic, it's really the entire metropolitan area, including Fa…