He announced this in his Telegram channel.

The corresponding decision was made following a meeting of the operational headquarters of Yakutia to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

“According to the results of the meeting, I instructed ... the schools of the city of Yakutsk (except for the ninth and 11th grades) are switching to distance learning,” the statement says.

Earlier, Gazeta.Ru reported that in Magnitogorsk, only citizens vaccinated against coronavirus infection were allowed to take part in mass Epiphany bathing.