"We do not plan to completely transfer schools to a distance format," RIA Novosti Kravtsov quotes.
He also said that the three regions have extended their autumn holidays by a week to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection.
According to him, in such cases, the curriculum is slightly rearranged and the material is made up.
Earlier, the vice-governor of St. Petersburg Irina Potekhina said that due to the situation with the coronavirus infection COVID-19, school holidays were extended for a week in the city.