The measure is being taken to reduce the risk of COVID-19 cluster infections, the ministry said in a statement. Centers providing after-school childcare services, cram schools and other educational institutions must also suspend classes during that period, it said. Students at Keelung’s Wulun Junior High School yesterday take their belongings home after the government announced the closure of all schools from today until May 28 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Local governments should provide food for disadvantaged students below high-school level during the period of online learning, it added. The nationwide suspension of all in-person instruction comes after Taipei and New Taipei City on Monday announced that public and private junior-high and high schools, vocational high schools, elementary schools, kindergartens, after-school care centers and cram schools would be closed from yesterday to Friday next week.

Source: Taipei Times May 18, 2021 15:56 UTC