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The principals of two schools in Varna - Frédéric Joliot Curie Fourth Language High School and Stoyan Mihailovski Elementary School - introduced by their order the wearing of masks at school - both for students and for teachers and support staff.

The decision is based on a meeting of the Commission for the fight against influenza and acute respiratory diseases from last Thursday, in which it is stated that the measure is recommended and is based on the decision of the directors, according to the percentage of patients.

We associate the introduction of masks with the covid pandemic, but for the first time this winter season they are also included as a means of protection against different types of flu, which led to divergent opinions and in the editorial office of Radio Varna we received questions from parents - is it okay to wear masks in school to be decided by order of the director of the particular school

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"The decisions of the directors are based on recommended anti-epidemic measures, which were recorded in the protocol after a meeting of the regional commission.

These include, at the discretion of the relevant head of an educational institution, not only guidelines for wearing masks, but there are also measures to tighten control over the entry of sick persons into school buildings, on the frequency of disinfection, deadlines are set for airing the premises - all these measures which aim to reduce the spread of diseases and which we know from previous years.

The principals, based on these recommendations, have judged that they have a higher incidence and to protect both the students and the teachers working there, they have issued orders to wear masks, so that is their right."

"I also want to appeal to the parents - to have a little more trust in the teachers, in the management of the schools, because these decisions are caused by the concern of the respective director not only for education, but also for the health of the students.

He also takes care of the health of his colleagues who work there - the teachers.

Entrusting the children to the educational institution, the parents have made a choice, so they trust in the quality and level of education," appeals Irena Radeva.

It is not mandatory to announce a flu holiday when a flu epidemic is announced

, she also commented.

This is at the discretion of the health authorities.

Every day, RUO-Varna receives data on the number of sick students and teachers from each educational institution.

Since the beginning of this week, the data on the number of sick people have been stable - there has been no increase in sick students and teachers, Radeva also said.

The values ​​are currently for 12-13% sick students and about 4-5% for sick teachers for the Varna region, specified the head of RUO-Varna.

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Irena Radeva added that the Olympiads are currently taking place and children from different schools from the whole region are gathered in one school.

This also carries the risk of increased morbidity and it is recommended that all students and teachers wear protective equipment.

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