16 March 2020 – Schools begin to close in stages as WHO declares global pandemic

This item is sourced from the CCCSL: CSH Covid-19 Control Strategies List co-ordinated by the Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Austria. We are in the process of gathering further information and aligning taxonomies for these items.

Intervention Categories: Social and physical distancing measures; Adapting or closing schools
Level of Jurisdiction: National

Overview: First schools close on Monday, WHO classifies Covid-19 as a pandemic
Full details here: https://www.derstandard.at/jetzt/livebericht/2000115596552/coronavirus-schulschliessungen-werden-vorbereitet-wirtschaft-leidet?responsive=false