Covid-19 at Natalija Draudziņa Secondary School: 104 cases detected so far

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Perevoshchikov revealed that four cases of the disease are secondary, where family members also became ill. The other patients are students or teachers.

“45% of all teachers working at the school were infected,” the epidemiologist said. In turn, 8% of children were ill, but the investigation is still ongoing and this percentage may change, he added.

Data on Natalia Draudziņa Secondary School were compiled on Thursday, October 15, Perevoshchikov supplemented.

It has already been reported that after 29 Covid-19 positive analyzes for educators, Riga Natalija Draudziņa Secondary School last week switched to model C or distance learning.

Perevoshchikov previously explained that extensive testing was performed at Natalia Draudziņa Secondary School – for children, parents and teachers.

“Our worst suspicions have been confirmed,” Perevoshchikov said, adding that the whole school is considered the point of contact.

Secondary cases of infection are also known to family members. He previously stressed that all students and staff at the school should be subject to home quarantine.

It has already been reported that an emergency situation was declared throughout Latvia in connection with the spread of Covid-19 on March 12, which ended on June 9.

World Health Organization (WHO) named the new coronavirus disease. It is called Covid-19. The name is made up of the words “corona”, “virus” and “disease”. The number 19, in turn, indicates the year in which the outbreak of the virus began. The first reports of the virus outbreak appeared on December 31 last year.

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