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Macao is further delaying the start of the new school term to ensure the health of students and teaching staff and to prevent the coronavirus epidemic from spreading.

Affected institutions include kindergartens, elementary and secondary schools, tertiary education institutions and private tutorial centers.

Schools should contact students to arrange for assignments to be done online, the Education Bureau of Macao said.

Tests and examinations will also be postponed.

No date has been given for when schools will reopen, but the Education Bureau said the dates will be announced a week before students will be required back at school.

Macao, a special administrative region of China close to Hong Kong, currently has seven confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus.