In this connection, the local authorities decided to extend the quarantine in the educational institutions of the city for at least a week. As reported on Thursday evening, February 8, the press service of the Zhytomyr City Council, the relevant decision was taken at a meeting of the Commission on issues of technological and environmental safety and emergency situations.

According to the deputy mayor of the city, Matvei Khrenov, 2,544 children visited the doctors last week, so the authorities decided to continue the measures for the next week.

The next meeting of the commission, during which the statistical data on the state of morbidity will be reviewed and will decide on the resumption of training or the extension of quarantine, will be held on February 15.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in connection with the increase in the incidence of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections 57 metropolitan schools suspended training. In 53 schools the training is suspended.

At the same time, the largest number of absent schoolchildren is observed in the Desniansky district of the capital.