Popova assessed the situation with COVID-19 in schools

She recalled that "since September 1 last year, all children in Russia go to school and study in the same format, but subject to special rules."

“This allowed us to do without an outbreak and without the spread of COVID-19 among children and adolescents,” RIA Novosti quoted Popova as saying.

Earlier, Ph.D. in Economics Denis Kaminsky, in an interview with FAN, assessed the impact of the pandemic on the labor market in Russia.