Odesa Quarantines 45 Schools Amid Flu and ARVI Increase

In Odesa region, 45 schools, 5 vocational education institutions and 4 kindergartens have been quarantined due to the high incidence of influenza and ARVI among children.

This was reported by the Odesa Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

It noted that quarantine restrictions affected 6.4% of schools in the region. Most educational institutions are closed in Berezovsky district (13), Odesa (12), Podolsky (6), Rozdilnyansky and B-Dnistrovsky (5 each), Bolgradsky (2).

Also, 4 kindergartens have stopped working.

A sharp increase in the incidence was recorded in the following districts:

• Berezovsky - by 18.4%;
• B-Dnistrovsky - by 9%;
• Bolgradsky - by 6.3%;
• Podilskyi - by 4%.

In other areas of Odesa region, the incidence rate decreased by 4-8%.

According to the Center, the incidence rate is 508.3 per 100 thousand people, which is 4.5% below the epidemic threshold (532.05). At the same time, children account for 86.7% of all hospitalized persons.

On February 4, schools and kindergartens in Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast, were quarantined due to the increase in the incidence of influenza and ARVI. The decision was made by the Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergency Situations of the Chornomorsk community.

According to the recommendations of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Black Sea Hospital, kindergartens will be suspended from February 4 to 14, 2025, due to the 20% threshold of morbidity among children.

Meanwhile, in Odesa, the Health Commission supported the change in the status of the Borys Reznik Children's Diagnostic Center. This was done in order to officially expand the list of medical services already provided by the medical institution.

Ірина Глухова