In Azerbaijan, school exams cancelled because of coronavirus

The final exams at schools and competitions of the Youth and Women's Leagues by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, scheduled for March 9, were cancelled because of the threat of the coronavirus spread.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that three cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed by laboratories in Azerbaijan, and in connection with the above, the country's authorities closed the border with Iran for two weeks.

The State Examination Centre (SEC) of Azerbaijan has cancelled a common final exam of the nine-year secondary education earlier scheduled for March 9 in four cities and 23 regions of the country. "The decision was made in accordance with urgent measures to prevent the risk that the coronavirus could provoke in Azerbaijan," the SEC announces today.

The exam is postponed indefinitely.

In its turn, the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) cancelled till March 10 all matches and competitions in all age categories of the Youth League and Women's Leagues.

The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has been informed by the AFFA that matches of the Premier League and the First Division scheduled for the weekend may be cancelled if necessary, but so far, no such decision has been made.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on March 3, 2019 at 01:05 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.