2023-06-29 22:12:06
The Uruguayan authorities decided to advance and extend the winter holidays due to a respiratory virus that has already left at least two dead. With the new measures, primary school students will have a two-week winter break between July 3 and 14, in a move to curb the spread of the virus.
As reported by the National Administration of Public Education (ANEP) of Uruguay, the July holidays were initially scheduled for the period from July 17 to 21. Now, classes will end on July 3 and resume on July 17.
The Uruguayan Minister of Health, Karina Rando, insisted that the decision to advance the holidays was because viral circulation was growing “exponentially.” She also explained that two children had died from respiratory infections.
“Uruguay began last week with a growth that lately became exponential in viral circulationRando said. Although these viruses affect people of all ages, the cases in children under two years of age are the most serious and this generated a greater occupation of the therapy units. “If the disease is not adequately treated in young children, it can cause complications, such as death,” the official explained.
“If we have many children sharing snacks, toys, at recess, the level of exposure is much higher than, for example, in a movie theater, where each one is sitting in their place and they spend two hours and then they leave, the exposure time is shorter”, he continued. “We know that vacations can generate some viral circulation, but it is always less than the transmission that occurs at an educational level.“, hill.
For its part, the Ministry of Labor recommended that parents of schoolchildren switch to teleworking whenever possible. “Employers in the public and private sectors are recommended to provide workers who have children of school age in their care, the possibility of teleworking during the first week of July, on the occasion of the start of the winter holidays, due to the increase in respiratory infections,” the agency said in a statement.
In addition, officials recommended families to “reactivate” habits of the Covid-19 pandemic, such as hand washing and ventilation.
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