Analysts surprised: In this GROUP is the most positive! The link is clear, we can do it – Topky.sk

Every week, the Ministry of Education provides up-to-date data on children in schools. At present, according to the latest data, 96 percent of children study in person. From October 4, veils are not mandatory in primary and special schools. The positive numbers have not yet shown much.

This is confirmed: Pupils do not have to wear a veil in the classroom! Strong recommendation from experts

It is not armageddon

“The numbers are growing after the schools open – these are the nominal numbers for the last 7 days. We have highlighted the last 5 weeks,” analysts said. “Veils in children over 5 years and under 15 = Kindergartens and primary schools have not yet shown much growth, but that is only 7 days after the veils have been discarded. Anyway, no armageddon.” they state.

We can do it!

“It is important to note that children make large numbers of the total number of PCR-positive PCR tests. Note the elderly over the age of 80, or the elderly over the age of 65. Due to the lower than expected numbers, hospitals are not overcrowded.” analysts wrote.

The increase in the number of positive in seniors is not higher than in children, so the growth of PCR positive according to analysts is not driven by older people. According to them, this is also because this group was significantly overwhelmed during the 2nd wave, further because more than 66% of people over the age of 60 are vaccinated, but also because they are already isolated on the basis of measures or even caution. . “We can do it and we can do it,” is the analysts’ message.

Veils in classes are no longer mandatory

Elena Prokopová, the chief expert of the Ministry of Health for Pediatrics, stated at the beginning of October that pupils in closed groups in the classrooms will not have to wear a veil. This was approved by the Council of Experts and later officially confirmed by the Chief Hygienist in a new decree. From Monday, October 4, drapes are not mandatory for primary school students, special primary schools and students in the first 4 years of secondary schools with an eight-year educational program.

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The exception will only apply in the classroom during class. This follows from the Decree of the ÚVZ SR, which prescribes measures in the event of a threat to public health to the obligation to cover the upper respiratory tract. Wearing drapes will continue to be mandatory indoors outside schools (eg corridors, changing rooms, toilets). “In the case of older children and in the case of participation in mass events, the wearing of veils remains compulsory for children,” stated that the topic has been the subject of intensive discussion between experts and the Ministry of Education for a long time. However, experts still recommend wearing the veil, and in some schools they still follow this recommendation.

According to the latest data from the education sector, positivity is declining

In the current week, 95.8 percent of students are educated in person, 4.2 percent in the distance way. This was stated by Minister of Education Branislav Gröhling before last week’s government meeting. “Of those students who study remotely, 3.3 percent are educated online, the remaining less than one percent of students learn by phone or use worksheets.” specified.

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He explained that in the four weeks since the beginning of the school year, the percentage of distance learners oscillates around four percent. According to him, maintaining the numbers is also influenced by the fact that the time of individual quarantine has been reduced. The minister also informed that 87 percent of schools already provide data. Gröhling also emphasized that schools are open in all districts, regardless of the COVID level of the vending machine in which the district is located. “All schools are open at all stages,” assured.

Over the past week, 260,000 antigen tests have been performed in schools. “The positivity is 0.38 percent,” announced the Minister. More than 550 teachers and about 2,000 students were tested positively. “Our positivity is falling, we started at 0.6 percent,” reminded the Minister. “At the same time, we have a larger number of collected data,” he added.