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Scotland says schools will close from Friday

LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Scotland will close its schools from Friday and people should not assume they will open again until the end of the summer term, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.

Wales also said schools could close on Friday. (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; editing by Kate Holton)