Berlin to successively close schools, reduce public transport from next week

File Photo: Workers, some wearing protective face masks, cross London Bridge during the morning rush hour in London, Britain, March 5, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville
German capital Berlin plans to gradually close its schools and kindergartens next week when public transport systems will be reduced to a necessary minimum, broadcaster n-tv said reported on its website on Friday.
Citing mayor Michael Mueller, it said the closures were due to start next Monday at secondary schools.