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The Ministry of Health of Belarus has canceled a number of recommendations introduced earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As follows from the official statement of the Minsk City Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology, from September 1, coronavirus recommendations (on the use of masks, restrictions on holding mass events, etc.) will no longer be valid in schools and kindergartens, universities, sanatoriums, churches and a number of other organizations. , where a large number of people regularly accumulate.
So, in the center of hygiene and epidemiology reported on the abolition of the following temporary and methodological recommendations of the Ministry of Health:
- on the prevention of COVID-19 in the organization of the educational process (letter of the Ministry of Health of 09/01/2022 No. 7-19 / 16551);
- on the prevention of the introduction and spread of COVID-19 when organizing the work of health and sanatorium organizations (letter of the Ministry of Health dated 03/21/2022 No. 7-19 / 5319);
- on the prevention of COVID-19 in organizations (Letter of the Ministry of Health of 03/21/2022 No. 7-19/5319);
- on the prevention of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in organizations engaged in the maintenance and care of animals (Letter of the Ministry of Health dated April 19, 2021 No. 7-19/7123);
- on the prevention of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the course of the activities of religious organizations (Letter of the Ministry of Health of April 19, 2021 No. 7-19/7200).
If necessary, the Ministry of Health can return the validity of the recommendations at any time – by a special decision. It was after the introduction of the now canceled recommendations of the Ministry of Health in Belarusian schools that children and teachers at the entrance to children and teachers during the period of the rise of viral diseases began to check the temperature without exception, imposed restrictions on holding sports and entertainment events, and also allowed children with poor health and fever to stay at home in for several days without a sick leave.
At the same time, the center drew attention to the fact that the requirements of the Ministry of Health for the organization and implementation of sanitary and anti-epidemic measures aimed at preventing the spread of diseases such as influenza and COVID-19 continue to operate.
Recall that at present, the Omicron variant of the strain of coronavirus infection – EG.5 – Eris is actively spreading in the world. According to the World Health Organization, it is more contagious due to increased growth rate and eluding the immune system.
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