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Some schools in Massachusetts have closed their doors in recent days because of the novel coronavirus, joining others around the country and the world.

“Schools, working together with local health departments, have an important role in slowing the spread of diseases,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted. For schools where there is an identified case of the coronavirus in the community, “temporarily dismissing childcare programs and K-12 schools is a strategy to stop or slow the further spread" of the virus, the CDC said.