Overview
- Rospotrebnadzor reports continued growth in respiratory infections, with A(H3N2) accounting for 80.9% of influenza detections and weekly COVID-19 cases up 17.8% to about 9,700.
- Increases are concentrated in the Far East, Siberia, and the Urals, prompting targeted municipal responses guided by local surveillance.
- Ulan‑Ude quarantined 318 classes affecting 9,542 pupils and restricted mass events in schools and kindergartens to curb spread.
- Ukhta moved all students to remote learning from December 3–9, with officials noting many pediatric cases involve children not vaccinated against flu.
- Blagoveshchensk imposed a citywide mask mandate for all organizations and canceled children’s mass events from December 4–19, while cities such as Cherepovets temporarily closed schools facing high illness rates.