According to him, since the beginning of the school year, schools in 43 Russian regions have been quarantined.
At the same time, the operational headquarters controls each such case.
“At the end of last week (September 25), 94 (0.23%) schools were closed, 34 educational institutions from previously closed ones had already lifted quarantine by this time.
This is out of 39 803 schools in the country, in which 16 million students study, "- quotes Kravtsov RIA Novosti.
The minister noted that such dynamics is insignificant and does not go beyond the seasonal incidence.
According to TASS, another 111 schools, according to the Ministry of Education, are closed due to the outbreak of seasonal flu.
Earlier, the Ministry of Education said that it does not plan to massively transfer schools to distance learning.