Moscow schools will be closed to quarantine

Head of Moscow Rospotrebnadzor Nikolai Filatov, issued a decree according to which the first through eighth grade all Moscow schools will be closed for quarantine, RIA Novosti reported.

"Given the current epidemiological situation of influenza and SARS in Moscow, in order to prevent further spread ... I decree to suspend the training process with the January 31, 2011," - says the decision. According to this document, quarantine in the capital's schools last for five days.

Such measures associated with the onset of the epidemic of influenza and SARS in Moscow. Epidporog morbidity in all age groups has been exceeded on 27 January. Identify cases of seasonal flu, pandemic H1N1 influenza and other respiratory viral infections.

According to the main infectious disease of the capital of the Department of Health Nikolai Malyshev, daily for influenza and SARS are admitted about 300 people. Two-thirds falling in hospitals - are children.

Epidemic threshold incidence of influenza and SARS are currently exceeded in dozens of subjects of the Russian Federation. Many of them are in quarantine closed classes of schools, groups of kindergartens and the whole educational institution.