What is the truth about school suspensions due to chicken pox?

Rumors spread that school was canceled due to smallpox, as they topped the search engine lists in the last hours, and the news raised the interest and search of millions of citizens and parents, against as the monkeypox spread in some. However, the Ministry of Education denied the authenticity of the news that was circulating. She confirmed that the start of the academic year had not been delayed.

The truth about the news about canceling studies due to monkeypox

An official source at the Ministry of Education revealed that the start of the new academic year 2024-2025 has been postponed due to black mosaic, he explained that the Ministry has not yet resolved the issue, and that no decision has been made by the Ministry of Health and the People, who confirmed in an official statement that the situation is encouraging.

Postponing the start of the new academic year

The source also pointed out that the Ministry of Health has not yet announced that cases of monkeypox are emerging in Egypt, and the Ministry of Education also confirmed that there are no plans to postpone the start of the school year, and explained that co – work continues between the ministries, and if a mosaic appears, the necessary decisions will be made, The source said that the new academic year 2024-2025 is going to start on September 21, 2024 and expires June 5, 2025.

The Ministry of Education plan for the new academic year

• The length of the new academic year is 35 weeks.
• According to the announced plan, the first semester will start on September 21, 2024 and will end on January 23, 2025.
• Mid-year exams will begin on 11 January 2025.
• The second semester begins on February 8, 2025, and ends on June 5, 2025.
• The mid-year holidays will be between January 25, 2025 and February 6, 2025.

Symptoms of monkeypox

Smallpox is an infectious disease caused by a virus of zoonotic origin that is transmitted to humans through wild animals. Its symptoms are similar to smallpox, and include a high temperature and the appearance of a polymorphic skin rash, the then barks disappear inside. weeks.