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Bishkek: Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Aida Ismailova held a working meeting on issues related to resuming the activities of kindergartens and general education schools, the press service of the Kyrgyz Government said.
During the meeting, World Health Organization representative in the Kyrgyz Republic Nazira Artykova, UNICEF representative in Kyrgyzstan Christine Jaulmes and Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the republic Nadira Dzhusupbekova provided information.
Nazira Artykova voiced the appeal of WHO Director Tedros Gebreisus to the governments of countries to take urgent measures to prevent deaths, health system collapse and school closures.
The need to conduct objective and reliable data analysis on people infected, on isolation and quarantine measures was also emphasized. In case the state bodies, local government and population jointly can ensure compliance with sanitary and epidemiological measures, school closures are not required.
Also, the possibility of gradually opening schools was considered, taking into account the epidemiological situation in each specific locality.
“An analysis of the epidemiological situation in each locality should be conducted. We must have complete and reliable information. In case of opening schools and kindergartens, we should be ready for different epidemiological scenarios,” added Aida Ismailova.
The deputy PM underlined that in case of opening schools, all state bodies, including local ones, should take under personal control and responsibility strict execution of the algorithm of actions to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.
Aida Ismailova instructed governors, district state administrations and local authorities to provide an analysis of the epidemiological situation in the region as soon as possible, and to monitor the provision of schools and kindergartens with all means to comply with the anti-epidemic measures.
In Kyrgyzstan, all schools have been switched to distance learning since March 2019.
Due to coronavirus pandemic, new academic year in the country began in an unusual mode – only first-graders are attending schools, all others are studying online.
