Day of Knowledge: Russian Kids Go Back to School
Schools reopened across Russia on Tuesday as coronavirus cases in the county topped one million.
A set of guidelines sent to Russia’s regions by the Education Ministry and consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor says nothing about requiring teachers or students to wear face masks, but orders schools to provide hand sanitizer and install air disinfecting machines.
According to the guidelines, students should have their temperatures taken at the entrance to school each day. If a student’s temperature is above 37.1 degrees Celsius, they must be isolated until a parent or an ambulance can pick them up.
Schools should be cleaned daily with disinfectant in addition to a more thorough weekly cleaning, the guidelines say. Mass events involving multiple classes remain prohibited.
Check out our snapshot of the first day of term.
A set of guidelines sent to Russia’s regions by the Education Ministry and consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor says nothing about requiring teachers or students to wear face masks, but orders schools to provide hand sanitizer and install air disinfecting machines.
According to the guidelines, students should have their temperatures taken at the entrance to school each day. If a student’s temperature is above 37.1 degrees Celsius, they must be isolated until a parent or an ambulance can pick them up.
Schools should be cleaned daily with disinfectant in addition to a more thorough weekly cleaning, the guidelines say. Mass events involving multiple classes remain prohibited.
Check out our snapshot of the first day of term.
There's room for celebratory balloons despite the strict hygiene rules.
Sergei Vedyashkin / Moskva News Agency
A girl in the Siberian city of Omsk rings the first bell of the school year.
Yevgeny Sofiychuk / TASS
Children in Moscow bring flowers for their teachers.
Vyacheslav Prokofyev / TASS
In Novosibirsk, social distancing rules apply.
Kirill Kukhmar / TASS
All pupils will have their temperatures checked at the entrance to school each day.
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
It's fun to learn the alphabet...
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
...but not everybody is enthusiastic about going back to school.
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
It's the biggest day of the year for children and their parents.
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
