Schools return to online learning

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27 February 2021
00:01

The National Extraordinary Public Health Commission in the evening of February 26 decided to institute a special activity regime at national level for the period between March 1 and 15. This way, the public and private primary, secondary, lyceum, extra-school, technical vocational and higher education institutions will switch back to online learning. The school Olympiad could not be organized with the physical presence of persons, IPN reports, quoting a press release of the Government.

The physical presence of spectators in theater-concert halls and houses of culture is banned, while the public transport in the municipality of Chisinau will be suspended on Saturday and Sunday. The local extraordinary public health commission of Chisinau municipality will decide a limited running regime for public transport within the municipality.

During March 1-15, the public and private institutions will have to ensure a special working regime by engaging only the strictly necessary personnel. The other employees will work remotely.

The National Extraordinary Public Health Commission warns that the number of new cases of COVID-19 in the European region has decreased by about 50% the past few weeks, but in Moldova the figures go up, with overt 20 deaths being reported daily owing to complications caused by the infection.

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Two people died after two helicopters involved in extinguishing a wildfire in Greece collided in mid-air. Two other people were slightly injured and taken to hospital, IPN reports.

The victims are a Danish pilot and a Greek firefighting aerial coordinator. The other two crew members survived and were hospitalized with minor injuries.

According to Greek authorities, quoted by local media, the two Bell helicopters were leased by the state for aerial interventions and were participating in extinguishing the fires in the Attica and Boeotia regions. All four people on board were employees of private companies.

After the collision, search and rescue teams responded to the scene of the accident, recovering the victims and survivors. Authorities have opened an investigation to determine the causes of the accident.

Following the tragedy, all Bell helicopters used to fight the fires were temporarily grounded, but operations continue with other aircraft.

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Schools return to online learning

IPN.md

27 February 2021
00:01

During March 1-15, the public and private institutions will have to ensure a special working regime by engaging only the strictly necessary personnel. The other employees will work remotely.

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The City Hall of Chisinau is prepared to ensure the city’s water supply even in the event of potential difficulties related to the flow of the Dniester River. The statement was made by the general mayor, Ion Ceban, who specified that the municipality has established backup measures and has logistical resources for intervention, if the situation will require it, reports IPN.

According to the mayor, the municipality has over 270 reservoirs for drinking and technical water, 20 tanks and 45 specialized vehicles for transporting water to the population. Also, over 200 water distribution points have been established, half of which are in kindergartens, 30 in medical institutions, and 75 in the capital’s sectors.

Ion Ceban also said that the municipality has 26 functional wells, managed by the City Hall and the Chisinau Apa-Canal enterprise, with a total flow of about 32 thousand cubic meters of water per day. To these are added the capacities of the Chisinau Mine, which currently provides about 5 thousand cubic meters of water per day, mainly used for technical needs.

The general mayor mentioned that the water reserves from the reservoir lakes of Novodnestrovsk and Dubasari are currently sufficient. At the same time, the municipality has prepared alternative solutions to ensure the continuity of the capital’s water supply in case of difficulties.

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