Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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First up, though.

Today, schools in Britain will close for the foreseeable future,

following closures in China, South Korea, and large parts of Europe and America.

I've been doing online school since the beginning of February for four days now. Four weeks and now I make with computer teaching.

The consequences of such a decision are huge.

From the social,

It's annoying because I like getting taught by teachers and I love playing football with my friends.

All my other things have been shut down.

Because I miss Egyptian day.

I'll miss Mrs. George and Mrs. Johnson and all my friends.

To the educational and economic.

I miss school. I like school.

It's a lot harder to retain information from a screen and reading off paragraphs or PowerPoints.

The schoolwork isn't as hard as normal.

It's really fun they can sometimes get confusing.

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