Flu outbreak closes schools, kindergartens across Belarus

Brest, Barysau, Svislachski, Ahmianski, Berastavicki, Mastouski, Schushynski and Barysau districts have been affected by the flu epidemic as of January 25, the National Sanitary Service said in a statement.
13195 people, including over half of them children, sought medical assistance on January 24.

Over 30 percent of schoolchildren are unable to attend classes due to sickness. 6 schools (in Slutski, Lyubanski, Staradarozhski, Dzyatlauski districts, Lida and the city of Minsk) and two kindergartens in the town of Starya Darohi have suspended their operation, writes Zvyazda newspaper.