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Omaha Westside, Douglas County West and Omaha Catholic schools will be closed next week, school officials said.

Westside officials said Friday that the closures mean no school, practices, travel, meetings, contests or testing from Saturday through next Friday.

Officials will focus next on the week of March 23-27. “We will communicate that decision late next week,” according to a Westside press release. “Beyond that, we are operating with a week-to-week mindset. This situation is literally changing by the hour.

“By this coming Monday afternoon … we will communicate information about food availability in our community for those in need.”

The Archdiocese of Omaha said Catholic school officials will review whether to reopen Monday, March 23, after consulting with health and government authorities. An updated announcement will be made by Thursday.

Superintendent Michael Ashton said Friday that the decision was made based on practical and medical considerations.

Catholic schools, he said, share some services and many families with the Omaha Public Schools, which announced Thursday that its schools would be closing next week because of the coronavirus outbreak.