Turkey will extend the closure of all schools in the country until April 30 due to the coronavirus outbreak and home schooling will continue during this period, Reuters quoted Education Minister Ziya Selcuk as saying on Wednesday.

Turkey had shut schools and set up a home-schooling system for students to continue lessons online or through TV channels. Selcuk said the government would work to make up for the missed schoolwork once the closures are lifted.

“We will enrich efforts and make sure to meet all needs,” Selcuk told reporters in Ankara. “We can make up for the lost education, but we can't make up for a disease. What is key is our students' health.”

Turkey's death toll from the coronavirus increased by seven to 44 on Tuesday and the number of confirmed cases rose by 343 to 1,872.