Paris — Covid-19 has forced the closure of a dozen schools in mainland France just days into the new academic year, the government said on Friday, as coronavirus cases surge in parts of the country.

Education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said the overwhelming majority of France’s 12-million pupils had returned without any problems and that glitches were to be expected...

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