CNESP rules for general education institutions of Moldova to work online

Chisinau, 20 January /MOLDPRES/ - The National Extraordinary Public Health Commission (CNESP) has ruled to establish, as of 22 January, new temporary measures, in order to cease the spread of COVID-19, especially in the context of the increase in the number of cases triggered by the new Omicron strain, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.
Thus, given the high incidence of infection in the last seven days, when a 135-per cent growth against the previous week was recorded, as well because the death rate among the infected people increased by 11 per cent, the Commission members ruled that:    
On the period 24 January -4 February 2022, the general education institutions, except for the early education ones, will work online. The vocational and higher education institutions will work online. The Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy will work in mixed regime (online and with physical presence). The scientific meetings, conferences, seminars, reunions or other similar professional events with physical presence are ceased will be organized online too.  
The public and private entities will organize their work, if possible, at distance or in shifts. The working meetings will be held also online, if the specific allow this.
The access of clients who reached the full age to all closed commercial spaces, spaces of service and/or leisure is allowed only upon presentation of the COVID-19 certificate to the staff nominated by the manager to this end. By derogation from this rule, clients are allowed access without presenting the COVID-19 Certificate to: specialized or non-specialized units (shops) for the commercialization of food products, units for the sale of products for companion animals, units for commercialization of hygiene products, drug stores, units for sale of pharmaceutical goods and/or medical and orthopaedic articles, medical and vaccination units, banks and their subdivisions, non-bank crediting organizations, providers of post and courier services, providers of public utilities, insurers, commercial units of operators of electronic communications and their agencies, exchange desks, fuel supply stations, bus terminals and railway stations. The access to the commercial centres is allowed only based on the COVID-19 Certificate, except for the case when the client goes to the aforementioned units, and only if there is direct access from street to the concerned units or dedicated and controlled corridors of entrance, movement and exit in/from the commercial centres are established.    
The access of caregivers to medical and sanitary institutions is banned, excepting the companions of children smaller than 14 years and the servants who accompany people with pronounced and severe disabilities.
The public nourishment units will organize their service work at the full capacity in the spaces outdoors and in the indoors ones – with the use of 50 per cent of the number of the existing places at the most, with the obligation for all clients to present the COVID-19 certificate at the entrance. The servicing activity will be carried out in the time interval 7:00-22:00; after 22;00, the sale of food products in packages, as well as the delivery to home is allowed, with excluding possibility to consume them inside/on the territory of the unit.  
The following types of activities are ceased: organization of private events (weddings, Christenings, commemoration dinners, festive dinners); the activity of the leisure zones and entertainment parks activities inside night clubs and dance rings.
The activities at the headquarters of theatres, movie theatres, concert halls will be held at a capacity of 50 per cent of the places inside, with the obligation for all visitors/clients to present, at the entrance, the COVID-19 certificate to the staff nominated by the manager to this end.  
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