Autumn holidays in Ukrainian schools can be extended to 3-4 weeks due to the significant spread of COVID-19, said the chief sanitary doctor Igor Kuzin on the air of "

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Now inpatient treatment, according to Kuzin, 607 children are with coronavirus - this is 21% of the number of beds allocated by the pediatric department for patients with COVID-19.

“Children are more actively involved in the epidemic process, a large number of classes are closed due to a case of coronavirus in a child or teacher. The entire class is considered a contact class and it is closed for "

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School holidays in the 2021-2022 academic year: dates.

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On October 12, the Ministry of Health suggested that schools send their children on vacation earlier: not October 25, but October 18. At the same time, the city authorities of Kiev said that in the capital, schoolchildren will go on vacation according to the schedule: the percentage of infected children is not critical, more than 80% of teachers are vaccinated, and from next week all schools will start heating, they say in the Kyiv City State Administration.