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“We are monitoring the situation in educational institutions, schools are making the right decisions, as planned in preparation for this school year. Educational institutions follow the requirements established by the Operations Manual, the main one of which is to ensure that the flows of students from different classes do not mix. Some schools, especially the larger ones, work in two shifts to reduce student contacts, in addition to teaching one student the flow remotely for a week or two, the other usually then swapping, ”says the minister. A. Monkevičius.
September 16 According to the data, cases of Covid-19 were detected in 32 educational institutions (representing approximately 2% of all educational institutions), 48 people were ill: 38 children (0.08%), 6 teachers (0.01% ), 4 other employees. There are 1,850 educational institutions in Lithuania, where around 450 thousand are educated. students of all ages, employs 45,000. educators.
Currently, COVID-19 cases have been detected in 32 educational institutions, representing around 2%. of all educational institutions, A. Monkevičius announced during a remote session of the Seimas Education and Science Committee on Wednesday.
“The contagion is not very widespread, so far it is one hundredth of the total population of teachers and students, half of the municipalities have this type of infection in one school or another,” said the minister.
A total of 48 people are ill in the educational system: 38 children (0.08% of all students), six teachers (0.01%) and four other staff members.
There are 1,850 educational institutions in Lithuania, where around 450 thousand students study. students of all ages, employs 45,000. educators.
There is only one school in Lithuania, Juodupė Gymnasium in Rokiškis district, which operates remotely. According to the minister, it is a small school with about 260 students and teachers.
“In three cases, a teacher and two employees who were infected outside the school, the gymnasium decided that the entire school would operate remotely for some time,” the minister said.
“The time it will take will depend on how much the school handles the situation with the health professionals, I don’t think it will take long, the school will soon be able to return to normal once it is clear how prevalent infections are in this hotspot.” said A. Monkevičius.
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