Also closed 45 groups in 31 preschool institutions.
According to the city's Education Committee, more than a thousand classes in St. Petersburg schools have been sent to distance learning because of the coronavirus situation.
As of January 24, 1,018 classes are on distance learning, which is 5% of the total number. Another 4,590 schoolchildren are taught in a mixed format.
The spread of SARS and covid also affected kindergartens. To date, 45 groups in 31 preschools have been closed.
According to the latest data, the daily increase in covid infections in St. Petersburg was 8 thousand cases.