If a student is found to be positive for the coronavirus, then his classmates will have to take 7 tests a week, said the Minister of Education, Niki Kerameos, speaking on SKAI TV.
The Minister, Niki Kerameos, stated that this is the international trend: “The children will take a laboratory test, it is safe. We should be happy that there is so much control. We have been discussing the protocol with the experts for weeks “, he noted characteristically.
At the same time, Niki Kerameos noted that based on the protocols in force, the departments in the schools will be closed individually if necessary, while there is no horizontal closure of the school.
She also referred to the concerns expressed by the parents in case of a case in the classroom and noted that there are two factors that differentiate this year compared to last year: “The vaccine changes the data and is the first element, while the second is increased testing “.
Asked if the school will be flexible in the absence of children in case of an accident, he said that so far there is no such provision.
“I would vaccinate my children immediately”
The minister appealed to parents to hurry to vaccinate their children, while emphasizing that if she had children of school age who would go to school she would vaccinate them immediately: “I address every parent. If I had children at that age I would run to vaccinate them. There are many dangers for children who are not vaccinated. We have to protect them. “
As he said, a priority in the field of education is the lifelong operation of all educational units: “Our goal is the protection of individual and public health but also the provision of education. “As a state, we have to offer both.”
Finally, he answered about the vaccination centers in the schools, saying that something like this will happen in the universities and this possibility is under discussion, however, it is complicated, as the vaccination of the students requires parental consent.
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