After two weeks of autumn vacation, everyday school life in Rhineland-Palatinate begins again this Monday with tests for the corona virus.
With a view to the increased risk of vacation trips, according to the Ministry of Education, all schools have two “prevention weeks” with a test on Monday and another test during the week.
From November 8th, as before the holidays, one test per week is planned.
Mainz - Of the around 522,000 students in Rhineland-Palatinate - including young people at vocational schools, 1038 were infected before the autumn holidays, according to data from the Supervision and Service Directorate (ADD), which corresponds to a share of 0.2 percent.
455 of the 1624 schools in the country were affected by cases of infection.
Two weeks after the summer vacation it was still 707.
The mask requirement in schools depends on the warning level in a municipality.
With the currently generally existing warning level 1, mouth and nose protection only has to be worn indoors, but not in the area or outdoors.
At warning level 2, the mask requirement in secondary schools also applies on the field, i.e. during lessons in the classroom.
Only in warning level 3 do the little ones in elementary school have to wear a mask in class.
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Share of positive corona tests in schools: 0.03 percent
One week before the autumn holidays in Rhineland-Palatinate, there are only a few corona infections in schools.
The proportion of positive corona tests in the three weeks since mid-September was 0.03 percent, as the Ministry of Education announced on Monday.
In a total of 2.05 million rapid tests during this period, 563 infections were confirmed with a PCR test.
Share of positive corona tests in schools: 0.03 percent
Fewer students in quarantine
The number of Brandenburg students and teachers who are in quarantine due to corona cases has decreased slightly compared to the previous week.
As of Thursday, according to the Ministry of Education, the last time children and young people were in isolation were in 1984, which corresponds to a share of 0.67 percent.
In the previous week it was 2079.
Fewer students in quarantine
Prien: Corona tests continue to be free for schoolchildren
The students in Schleswig-Holstein can replace the corona tests in schools with tests at home and a "qualified self-assessment" during the holidays that start on Monday.
Education Minister Karin Prien pointed this out on Friday.
“As a result, the children and young people are still considered tested and can use cultural and leisure activities,” said the CDU politician.
Prien: Corona tests continue to be free for schoolchildren
In accordance with the resolutions of the Conference of Health Ministers, only those directly affected are quarantined in the event of an infection at a school.
All others have to take a corona rapid test and wear a mask on five school days in a row.
The respective health department can also order further measures in individual cases.
dpa
