[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In the event of a school closure, the education ministry has 200,000 laptops and electronic devices on reserve.The back-to-school plan currently allows only online learning options for students who have a medical exemption or for a novel coronavirus outbreak.Roberge’s announcement comes as a Montreal high school has already temporarily shuttered and suspended in-class learning after 15 COVID-19 cases were reported.An elementary school in Quebec City is also the site of a massive testing operation this week amid an outbreak of the virus.To date, the education ministry says there are 453 confirmed coronavirus cases across 247 schools.