The Mykolaiv City Health Department explained why distance learning is not being introduced due to bad weather

The Mykolaiv Health Department announced whether distance learning will be implemented, illustrative photo: Kyiv24

The head of the Mykolaiv Health Department, Iryna Shamrai, said that there is currently no reason to switch children to distance learning due to bad weather.

She said this in a comment to NikVesti.

As is known, due to the deterioration of weather conditions and a drop in temperature, the government has issued recommendations on the organisation of distance learning and work. Final decisions are made taking into account the conclusions of relevant commissions and the actual situation in each region.

«The fact is that in the autumn and winter, we always see an increase in morbidity, and this does not depend on anything. This was the case 5 years ago, 10 years ago, 15 years ago — and it will be the same in 5 and 10 years. In autumn and winter, there is usually an increase in the number of cases of acute respiratory viral infections and influenza. In children, this sometimes causes complications and increases hospitalisation. In any case, the autumn-winter period is the peak of various viral infections, so there is no direct connection here,» said Iryna Shamrai.

She said that there is currently no reason to transfer children in Mykolaiv to distance learning due to morbidity.

«This depends on medicine only when the epidemic threshold of morbidity established for our country is exceeded. When it is exceeded, quarantine is imposed, and children do not attend school. As of today, there is no epidemic threshold that would recommend limiting classes to distance learning due to the incidence of disease among the child population of Mykolaiv,» concluded Iryna Shamrai.

Bad weather in Mykolaiv: what is known

Yesterday, 8 January, there were strong winds and snow in Mykolaiv and the region. Weather forecasters announced a yellow danger level. In turn, the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service warned of icy roads.

Subsequently, several teams from ELU Avtodorig cleaned the storm drains of leaves and debris. At night, special reagents were to be sprinkled on the road surface to prevent icy conditions.

Also yesterday, due to deteriorating weather conditions, several trees fell in various areas of Mykolaiv, some of which blocked roads and damaged cars. In particular, in the Kulbakyne microdistrict, a tree fell and blocked the road. A poplar tree fell on Heroes of Ukraine Avenue. On Igor Bedzay Street, a birch tree fell on a car. Also, on 16 Kolodiazna Street poplar trees fell on a car, and another tree fell in Varvarivka.

Trees fell in Mykolaiv due to bad weather, photo: Department of Emergency Situations and Civil Protection of the Mykolaiv City Council

Trees fell in Mykolaiv due to bad weather, photo: Department of Emergency Situations and Civil Protection of the Mykolaiv City Council

Currently, municipal services are working on the city's roads to remove ice. The work is ongoing. Nine units of special equipment from the municipal enterprise ELU Avtodorig have been involved in the work. During the night, road workers treated the main roads with anti-icing materials. A total of 83 tonnes of reagents were used, covering the first, second and third priority routes, as well as inter-quarter roads.

The equipment worked in all microdistricts of the city, in particular in Mala Korenyha and Velyka Korenyha, Matviivka and Ternivka. Teams from the municipal enterprise «Mykolaiv Parks» also began clearing sidewalks and public transport stops.

In the Mykolaiv region, about 200 tonnes of salt were spread on the roads over the past day due to bad weather. According to the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitalii Kim, weather conditions have not yet affected traffic or the operation of critical infrastructure.

In Mykolaiv, significant deterioration in weather conditions is forecast from 9 January until the end of the week. Residents are being warned of moderate snow, ice and a significant drop in air temperature.