Penza, 28 January 2016. PenzaNews. The educational organizations in Penza are canceling mass events due to widespread respiratory viral infections and flu, the press service of the city administration informed PenzaNews agency.

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“We are taking additional measures to disinfect school halls, and also daily monitor student visitation and reasons of absence. Any information on classes with visitation levels under 70% – with viral infection or flu cases at or over 30% of the number – goes to the Penza city Education Department and the Penza region Rospotrebnadzor department,” the city hall added.

In addition, the decisions on quarantining separate classes or schools are taken by heads of schools with coordination of the Penza city Education Department and the regional Rospotrebnadzor department.