Ukraine’s occupied territories hit by dangerous infection - NRC
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In temporarily occupied Alchevsk, a mass outbreak of streptoderma has been reported in schools. However, no quarantine has been imposed, and there is no distance learning, creating a threat to children’s health, according to a post by the National Resistance Center.
Widespread infection
Cases of streptoderma have been recorded among students in Alchevsk schools in the Luhansk region. According to residents, at School No. 9, more than half of the students in some classes are infected.
Similar symptoms are appearing in other educational institutions in the city, and the infection focus continues to expand.
No quarantine and no remote learning
Despite the obvious threat, schools have not implemented quarantine measures, nor is there any distance learning.
According to the National Resistance Center, parents are effectively being warned that keeping children out of school could create problems with assessments, forcing families to risk their children’s health.
Health risks and lack of control
Streptoderma is a highly contagious disease. The absence of isolation for the sick, sanitary control, and medical supervision facilitates the rapid spread of the infection among students.
Ignoring parents’ appeals
Parents’ requests to the Russian medical authorities go unanswered. There are no inspections or responses, and no control measures, highlighting a systemic failure of healthcare in the temporarily occupied territories.
Other occupation-related issues
In Yalta, lands on the Ai-Petri plateau, originally designated for skiing, are being extensively developed for private projects. Even after public outcry and demolition orders, the buildings remain.
In occupied Simferopol, military exercises have been announced, during which the city is placed under a controlled military zone. The exercises involve the Bars-Crimea formations, units of the Russian Ministry of Defense, and other security structures.
