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Doug Ducey who is the governor of Arizona has made an announcement on Sunday regarding the shutdown of schools and mass gatherings. The cancellation of events with 50 or people has also been announced by the governor on Sunday.

The specified gatherings include conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings and any other type of assemblies.

The governor Doug Ducey has said that the recommendation that has been made would not be applied to the day to day operation of organizations such as institutes of higher learning or the businesses and it is said to be applied to the events that would be attended by fifty or more people.

This has been recommended to be in effect for eight weeks , by the Centers for Disease Control.

Arizona is following @CDCgov's new guidance that large events and mass gatherings be cancelled. Examples of large events and mass gatherings include conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings & other types of assemblies. See more: https://t.co/iLVOk6mixL

— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) March 15, 2020

A state- wide closure of the schools in Arizona has been announced by Doug Ducey and the Superintendent Kathy Hoffman. It has been announced that the schools would be closed  from Monday which is 16th of March through the 27th of March, Friday.

It has been announced in a news release that the office of the Governor and the department of Education are working in order to implement the directives for minimizing the impact of the closure for Arizona kids during the closure which is said to include the access to health care and the nutritional meals and the sanitary precautions that can be taken upon by the schools after reopening.

A video has been released by the Governor Doug Ducey and Superintendent Kathy Hoffman regarding the closures and its impact on the students and the school staff.

We’re joining together to keep Arizona’s kids, families, and school communities safe and healthy. Arizona is united, and we’ll get through this. @Supt_Hoffman @azedschools #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/B5PbYldejp

— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) March 15, 2020

By Shrithika Kushangi