Decision No 50 of Moldova's National Extraordinary Public Health Commission from 12 March 2021

Chisinau, 12 March /MOLDPRES/ -Under the Article 58 from the Law No 10/2009 on the state supervision of the public health sector (Official Journal, 2009, No 67, Article 183), with the subsequent amendments, as a result of the analysis of the evolution of the epidemiological situation nationally and internationally, the National Extraordinary Public Health Commission (CNESP) finds out that the epidemiological situation is worsening quickly.  

The growth of the incidence, increase in the rate of infectiousness, the increase in the number of areas classified in red code of alert, growth in the number of serous forms of the disease, increase in the number of deaths, enhancement of the rate of positivity of the tests for the SARS-CoV-2, increase in the number of asymptomatic forms, spread in communities, all these things show tendencies of worsening of the epidemic process of the infection with COVID-19 in Moldova.   

Proceeding from the aforementioned facts, the National Extraordinary Public Health Commission  

DECIDES:

1. Starting from 16 march 2021, the territorial extraordinary public health commissions will instruct the organization of the education process in the education institutions from the administrative and territorial units (UAT) of the first level, UAT of the second level: Chisinau and Balti municipalities and UAT of the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia, depending on the degree of alert assigned to the settlement, based on the indicator of incidence per 100,000 residents, according to the following scenarios:    

1.1. As for the settlements where the Green Code or Yellow Code alert degree is registered (incidence lower than 49 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents in the last 14 days), the education process will take place with the physical presence of pre-school children, pupils and students in education institutions, with the strict observance of the public health norms as to the prevention and spread of COVID-19. 

1.2. As for the settlements where the Orange Code alert degree is recorded (incidence between 50 and 100 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in the last 14 days):

(i) the education process with the physical presence will be allowed to pre-school children, pupils of the primary education, pupils of the graduation forms, as well as the pupils of the vocational education involved in probations and the students from the last years from the higher education at practical classes, with the strict observance of the public health norms as to the prevention and spread of COVID-19.  

(ii) Daily participation of the pupils and students from the other forms and academic years in the online education process.

1.3. As for the settlements where the Red Code alert degree is recorded (incidence higher than 100 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents in the last 14 days): 

(i) Daily participation with physical presence of pre-school children and pupils from the primary education;

(ii) Daily participation with physical presence of a contingent of 50 per cent of the overall number of pupils from the graduation forms (the 9th, 12th, and 13 forms) and of the pupils and students from the last years from the vocational and higher education.

(iii) Online education process for the pupils and students of the last forms and academic years.      

2. The decisions of the National Extraordinary Public Health Commission are executory for the central and local public administration authorities, for private people and legal entities, no matter the activity sector and the legal form of organization. 

3. The territorial extraordinary public health commissions will ensure the revision of all decisions/instructions approved, bringing them in line with CNESP’s decisions.  

4. CNESP recommends that media representatives inform the public about the need to strictly observe the measures of prevention and control of the COVID-19 infection.

5. The non-observance of the public health measures, set forth in the present Decision, represents danger for the public health and will serve as reason for calling the guilty people to contravention/criminal account. 

6. The present decision enters into force at the moment of its issuance and is published on the Government’s official webpage.  

Chairman of the Commission, acting Prime Minister Aureliu Ciocoi

Deputy chairwoman of the Commission Health, State Secretary at the Labour and Social Protection Minister Tatiana Zatic  

Secretary of the Commission, acting director of the National Public Health Agency Vasile Gustiuc