The first-fourth graders, the fifth, ninth and twelfth graders from Chisinau return to schools on April 19. The decision was taken by the Commission for Exceptional Situations of Chisinau municipality, IPN reports.

The other students will continue studying online.

On Facebook Live, Mayor General Ion Ceban said the decision was taken following discussions with members of the commission as a result of requests to allow the primary school pupils and also the ninth and twelfth graders to return to classrooms.

The Commission also decided that the students will return to arts schools for individual and group activities and permitted all the squads that are training for competitions, not only the national squads, to resume training sessions.

Ion Ceban noted that about 40% of the teachers in Chisinau have been vaccinated against COVID-19 with the first dose so far.