Quarantine for COVID and SARS introduced in 88 classes of schools in Novosibirsk

Due to contact with patients with covid-19 in Novosibirsk, as of October 7, 80 classes in municipal educational institutions and 21 groups in municipal preschool educational institutions are in quarantine, RBC Novosibirsk was told in the education department of the mayor's office.

At an operational meeting with the governor in early October, the HEAD of the Novosibirsk Rospotrebnadzor, Alexander Shcherbatov, stated that for two weeks in the region there has been an increase in the number of detected cases of COVID-19 along with a seasonal rise in the incidence of SARS.

Due to the absence of 20% or more students in a class (group) due to the incidence of SARS, 8 classes in schools and 114 groups in kindergartens are in quarantine for SARS.

On the morning of October 10, 180 cases of COVID-19 were detected in the Novosibirsk region per day. 2,237 patients, including 42 children, were hospitalized to infectious diseases hospitals of the region with a diagnosis of COVID-19 and suspected of it

The autumn holidays in Novosibirsk schools are recommended to start on November 1, they should last at least 7 days. At the same time, educational institutions can set the dates themselves, but at the same time they should not differ from the recommended one by more than two weeks.