Prague – Prague – The first wave of testing of unvaccinated pupils and students for covid-19 revealed 699 cases of infection. After adding up the results from 95 percent of schools, the Ministry of Health announced it today. The proportion of positive samples was about 0.6 percent. A total of 121,000 pupils and students were tested on 1 November in the districts of České Budějovice, Ostrava-město, Prostějov, Prachatice, Brno-venkov, Přerov, Opava and Karviná. Today’s testing of unvaccinated students for covid-19 in 31 districts found infected, some classes are quarantined.

The first stage of vaccinated pupils and students with testing of not 553 primary and 151 secondary schools. Greater seizures have been detected in upper secondary schools, where social contacts are usually more frequent, the ministry said in a press release.

The largest share of positives among primary school pupils was in the districts of Přerov, Prostějov and Brno-venkov. On the contrary, it was the smallest in the České Budějovice and Prachatice regions.

In secondary schools, tests revealed the most cases of infection with a new type of coronavirus in the Přerov region, in the Brno-venkov district and in the Karviná region. At the opposite end of the scale were schools in the districts of Prachatice and Prostějov.

The first wave of testing on November 1 included primary and secondary schools in eight districts, where there were 300 or more newly infected per 100,000 inhabitants in the last week. The second wave, which began today, includes in addition to the eight original regions, 22 other districts and Prague. In total, approximately 765,000 children should take the tests, ie approximately half of primary and secondary school pupils in the Czech Republic. From November 15, testing of unvaccinated pupils and students will continue in Prague and the 22 districts that joined the testing today.

Although the epidemic is growing and on Saturday the district of 300 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants per week was exceeded by 61 districts, others will no longer be included among those tested, the chief hygienist Pavla Svrčinová decided on Sunday. After November 15, the Ministry of Health does not plan to continue antigenic testing of students. According to Svrčinová and Deputy Minister of Health Martina Koziar Vašáková, these tests often do not detect asymptomatic infections, which children usually are.

Therefore, the Minister of Health Adam Vojtěch (for YES) said last week that it is better to test the whole school in the outbreak, for example, by PCR method based on the decision of hygienists. According to Svrčinová, in the following period, hygienists want to test mainly pupils who have symptoms.

Unvaccinated pupils who refuse to be tested for covid and do not even have proof of illness in the last six months must wear roadside protection throughout their stay at school. The obligation also applies to the outdoor areas of schools, where it is not possible to keep a distance of at least 1.5 meters from the others.

Today’s testing in schools found infected, some classes are quarantined

Today’s testing of unvaccinated students for covid-19 in 31 districts found infected, some classes are quarantined. This follows from information from ČTK from schools and their founders. Today, testing concerns approximately 765,000 children, ie approximately half of primary and secondary school pupils in the Czech Republic. If students have refused to be tested and do not even have proof of having had an illness in the last year, they will have to have a veil for teaching. Infectivity must also be documented by teachers, who must arrange the tests themselves. In the second half of November, the Ministry of Health no longer plans to continue antigen testing of pupils.

For example, in schools in Jihlava today, testing captured 45 positive pupils and two employees. “As of today, we have five quarantined classes at Kollárov Elementary School plus seven connected English language groups where there was a positive teacher. Due to the fact that vaccinated children remain in classes, the situation with teaching is very complicated. , “Said Radovan Daněk, a spokesman for Jihlava City Hall.

Today, five children from two classes had a positive antigen test at the Wrocław Elementary School in Prague 2. Most of the 325 students in the school were tested. “The little ones in primary school are not vaccinated at all and in the second grade it is about a fifth of those vaccinated,” said school principal Jiří Trunda. According to him, two classes have been quarantined in recent weeks and there are currently two again.

In the Moravian-Silesian Region, testing was performed in all districts except Bruntál. The director of the Miroslav Tyrš Primary School in Hlučín in the Opava Region, Zdeněk Ševčík, told ČTK today that testing of pupils in schools should be comprehensive and partial. At the Hlučín school today, tests revealed three positive children, one last week. Due to the epidemic, one class is quarantined at the school.

There are outbreaks of coronavirus in schools in the Liberec region, said Vladimír Valenta, director of the regional hygiene station, today. According to him, at least one class is quarantined at 57 schools in the region, of which 37 are primary. About 250 pupils and teachers became infected – almost a third of those infected in the region are children and young people under the age of 18, he said. According to Valenta, the infection also appeared in some companies and hostels, but schools dominate.

The Ministry of Health for today expanded the number of eight regions from last week by another, where last week and the epidemic situation. The second round of testing was performed in the districts of České Budějovice, Ostrava-město, Prostějov, Prachatice, Brno-venkov, Přerov, Opava and Karviná. The first round in Prague and districts Beroun, Kolín, Praha-západ, Praha-východ, Strakonice, Český Krumlov, Domažlice, Klatovy, Plzeň-město, Rokycany, Louny, Olomouc, Šumperk, Jihlava, Blansko, Brno-město, Vyškov, Frýdek-Místek, Nový Jičín, Kroměříž, Vsetín and Zlín. In these regions, the second round of testing takes place on 15 November.

The Ministry of Health has set a seven-day incidence of 300 cases per 100,000 inhabitants as the limit for local testing in schools. The dates from Saturday, October 23, were chosen for the first date, and the dates from Saturday, October 30, were chosen. However, the epidemic has since ended in other districts. Due to a delay of more than a week, the Ministry of Health has earned criticism from some opposition politicians and the Minister of Education, Robert Plaga (for YES), according to which decisions should be made based on predictions.

Although the epidemic is growing and on Saturday the district of 300 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants per week was exceeded by 61 districts, others will no longer be included among those tested, the chief hygienist Pavla Svrčinová decided on Sunday. After November 15, the Ministry of Health does not plan to continue antigenic testing of students. According to Svrčinová and Deputy Minister of Health Martina Koziar Vašáková, these tests often do not detect asymptomatic infections, which children usually are.

Therefore, the Minister of Health Adam Vojtěch (for YES) said last week that it is better to test the whole school in the outbreak, for example, by PCR method based on the decision of hygienists. According to Svrčinová, in the following period, hygienists want to test mainly pupils who have symptoms.

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