The Information office of the Ministry of Public Health issued the following statement:
 
After cooperating with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and following the statement issued by the latter that calls on the closure of the public and vocational schools located in the mountains and internal areas 700 m and up this Tuesday 8/1/2019, the Ministry of Public Health calls on the nurseries located at 700 and up to close this Tuesday. The nurseries located at 700 m and below shall open their doors as usual.
The decisions of the nurseries shall follow that of the Ministry of Education in the upcoming days.