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However, officially the start date The new school year is expected to be announced at 4:00 PM on Tuesday afternoon.
In particular, it will be carried out jointly Press conference to find out the details of the start of the new school year at the General Secretariat for Communication and Information, with the participation of the Vice Minister as well as the Prime Minister and a government representative Stelios Petsas, from the Minister of Education Nikis Kerameos, from the Minister of the Interior Taki Theodorikakou and the president of KEDE Dimitris Papastergiou.
The EKPA Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases will also be present at the interview Vana Papaevangelou.
What the experts say
It is observed that, although the information indicates that the government seems to be oriented towards September 14, your opinions specialists divided.
The assistant professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology seems to be in favor of the opening of schools on September 14 and not on September 7 Gikas Majorkinis, as is clear from the statements he made to SKAI on Monday.
“The point – key for the opening of schools is the epidemiological picture in general, “he said, adding:
“There has been an increased epidemiological panorama during the last fortnight … I would incline towards September 14, but that does not matter much and today all opinions will be heard.”
However, the professor and member of the Committee of Experts of the Ministry of Health, Charalambos Gogos had stated that “we are ready to open schools in September 7th».
“If a case is detected, the department will be closed, not the schoolMr. Gogos added, speaking to SKAI.
The professor stressed that lately there has been a great spread of the virus due to laxity, while he suggested that those who return from vacation limit themselves and generally observe the protection measures for the coronavirus.
Referring to the use of a mask, Mr. Gogos emphasized:
“We paint it without a mask.”
And he estimated that if the trend de-escalated of the cases registered in the last days continue and the following days then we can go to the opening of schools on September 7.
At the same time, for the opening of schools The infectious disease specialist, professor at the University of Athens and member of the Coronavirus Committee also spoke: Nicholas Sypsas.
He argued that they should start early to Two reasons.
On the one hand, because in case of an outbreak and a second wave of the virus, it is probably necessary holidays classes in winter and on the other hand because students have to return to class for social and psychological reasons, after a week of quarantine. He argued that in the case of a second wave, first near others Social activities and finally the schools.
He also noted that its closure schools he March it was done because the behavior of the virus was unknown.
However, now “we know “Young children are not the group that becomes infected and transmits the virus,” he said.
In case there is a confirmed case in a department, then the department will be disinfected, tracked, tested and closed and not the school. For e-learning, she argued that it is not a priority, but will be used for children who cannot go to school due to illness and will be a haven in case schools need to be closed.
He also talked about the number of children per class, saying how “The fewer children there are, the safer the classrooms will be.”
