Romanian primary and secondary school students take a two-week holiday to ease the pressure of the epidemic

Source: Xinhua Net

Romanian primary and secondary school students take a two-week holiday to ease the pressure of the epidemic

Bucharest, October 20 (Xinhua) -- In view of the fact that the number of confirmed covid-19 cases has remained high since late September, Romanian President Johannis announced on the evening of the 20th that starting from the 25th, primary and secondary school students in Romania will have a two-week holiday.

Johnny announced the above decision on the same day after holding a meeting of cabinet members on epidemic prevention and control. He said the current outbreak has had a serious impact on primary and secondary schools in Romania, resulting in a large number of infections, and a series of restrictive measures must be implemented to control the outbreak.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Education of Romania, as of the 20th, the number of confirmed cases of new crown among preschool children and primary and secondary school students in the country was 16,168, and the number of confirmed cases of teachers and staff reached 5,590. A total of 480 children are currently hospitalized, 39 of whom are seriously ill.

All primary and secondary schools in Romania have resumed their classes since this semester. According to the epidemic prevention regulations, if a confirmed case of new crown is found in a class in the school, the class will be changed to an online class; if more than half of the classes of a school are online, the whole school will be changed to online classes.

According to the data released by the health department of the Romanian government on the 20th, the country added 17,158 new confirmed cases of new crown compared with the previous day, with a cumulative total of 1503422 confirmed cases; 423 new deaths and 43,039 cumulative deaths.

Romania's daily increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases has remained high since late September, with the number of new confirmed cases, new deaths and severe cases on the 19th all setting the highest record since the outbreak in the country. Acting Minister of Health of Romania Cekai Otilo said on state television on the evening of the 19th that the current development of the new crown epidemic in Romania has not yet reached the peak level, the country's health system is facing unprecedented pressure, and the beds for severe patients have been occupied for many consecutive days.