Moscow extends remote learning for school children due to pandemic

Moscow extends remote learning for school children due to pandemic

First graders are seen in the classroom on the first day of the new school year in Moscow. File photo/Reuters



Moscow's secondary school children from classes 6-11 will continue to learn remotely for two more weeks until Nov.22 due to the pandemic, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday.

Russia's coronavirus cases have surged in recent weeks and authorities on Wednesday reported a record high of 19,768 cases and a record number of 389 deaths overnight.

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