“If we feel that schoolchildren are sick - now the seasonal flu starts - then we may, I emphasize, perhaps we can extend the vacation for another week,” he said in a comment to RIA Novosti.
According to Khabirov, this practice has already shown a positive result in the fall.
At the same time, the regional authorities do not plan to tighten coronavirus restrictions or introduce a lockdown before the holidays.
“We believe that at the moment there is an absolutely balanced system of restrictions ... We have taken all the necessary measures,” he added.
On December 5, the headquarters reported that 32,602 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Russia per day.
In total, 9 801 613 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country since the beginning of the epidemic.