National Council of Pupils: Pandemic wave 5 safety precautions must be taken urgently

The National Council of Pupils (CNE) requested on Tuesday the adoption of a set of measures "in the shortest time possible," so that the educational units can be prepared for holding courses "in a suitable format", Agerpres reports.

"It is absolutely essential to make sure that the 5th wave of the pandemic does not take us unprepared again, as it has been the case in the last two years. The Government must take a number of urgent measures to prevent the risk of infection but also to be able to keep the schools open with a physical presence for as long as possible," said the president of the National Council of Pupils, Silviu Morcan, according to a release.

CNE requests the introduction of the obligatory saliva-based test for all pupils and for the entire educational staff, biweekly.

Pupils' representatives want to adopt an algorithm / calculation matrix based on which to decide the operating scenario of a school, including several parameters, such as the vaccination rate of pupils and teachers, the incidence in locality, overcrowding, use of transport jointly by the school population.

At the same time, CNE also demands the endowment of schools with the necessary sanitary materials and the adoption of an instruction at the level of the relevant ministry.