He said it at a press conference after the Interterritorial Health Council in view of the meeting that will be held next day 4 with the Education Sector Conference to address the return to the classrooms in schools, institutes and universities after the holiday period, and before the explosion of covid cases in the sixth wave of the pandemic motivated by the omicron variant.

How is the situation in other places?

Within Spain, it is the only community that is going to allow these great parties. But it is the only major European city that maintains the New Year’s Eve celebration due to the “reduced” probability of transmission, as is maintained by those responsible.

Portugal

In Portugal they have delayed going back to school for five days, but they fear that it will have to be delayed even more. Teachers ask for virtual classes. The alternative is to alter the entire school calendar for the remainder of the course, delay it again and increase the fatigue they perceive in students and teachers.

Britain

U.S

The same is happening in several North American states, although in New York they want to avoid it based on massive tests of students and teachers, vaccinated and not vaccinated.

France

They will ask for two negative tests to enter the class to the positive contacts and fulfill the promise of Prime Minister Jean Castex not to close any schools.

Itaia

The neighboring country keeps the calendar.

Germany

And for the Germans, some ‘lander’ ask to guarantee teleschool by law at all levels.