In Bishkek, entire class switches to online learning as COVID-19 cases identified among schoolchildren

Bishkek, Jan. 25, 2021. /Kabar/. Children infected with COVID-19 were identified in two schools of Bishkek during mandatory inspections.

According to the press service of the Mayor's Office, the capital schools for grades 1, 5, 9 and 11 started working on Jan. 18. The administration of educational institutions and the City Department of Education have taken all possible measures to ensure sanitary standards in the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic.

Thus, during the mandatory inspections in two schools, children with coronavirus infection were detected. As it turned out, cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in these families.

“The situation in these educational institutions is under control,” the press service of the Bishkek Mayor’s Office reported.

Now, according to the algorithm to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, the entire class in which these children studied will switch to online learning.

Children themselves will be under medical supervision for two weeks, while their teachers will be sent for PCR tests.