In connection with abrupt raise of flu and acute viral respiratory infection sickness rate among school children, all the schools in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk town are closed for quarantine from February 21 to February 28.
The head of the local administration of Russian Service for Monitoring of Consumers Rights Protection Boris Daridgapov has reported that the epidemic threshold of sickness rate among school children has been 10 times exceeded during the last week.
"Today, almost a quarter (22%) of pupils are absent in classes because of illness", said the official.
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