The start of the school year might be postponed?

Epidemiologist Branislav Tiodorovi said today the medical part of the crisis headquarters might propose delaying the start of the school year by seven days.
He said that in ten days they will assess the epidemic situation.
On the other hand, as Tiodorovi stated for Politika, school-age children do not currently fall into the category of those with the highest number of infections from COVID, so the school year could start on September 1.
He added that there is also a proposal to divide classes with 30 students into two parts.
"We have to make the decision about how the schools will function together with the educators. In ten days we will see what the epidemic situation is, so we will make a proposal to postpone the start of the school year by 7 days, because one week means a lot if it can be avoid the shock wave of COVID," Tiodorovi told Politika.
Tiodorovi said that currently people come from vacation infected with COVID, and that they often do not feel any major discomfort, and they see their relatives, among whom there are also elderly people, which in most cases lead to a more severe clinical picture. However, he pointed out that it can be dangerous for young people with chronic diseases.
"Omicron can also be fatal for younger people who have diabetes or some kind of heart disease. They belong to the vulnerable categories. I am worried because the number of deaths is not falling so quickly. Every day we have between 10 and 15 people who lost their lives due to COVID, and among them as many as 70 to 80 percent are unvaccinated," Tiodorovi stressed.
He said that it is important for the elderly and chronically ill to receive the fourth dose of the vaccine, because it will protect them to a large extent from ending up on...