epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic,
returned to class on September 1 as the city
reopened all of its schools following a
seven-month shutdown.
Nearly 1.4 million students resumed classes
in around 2,800 kindergartens, primary
schools and middle schools in the city. High
schools were reopened in May, according to
AFP.
State media broadcast images
of students hoisting the
Chinese flag, a daily routine in
schools across the country.
Despite the reopening of schools, however,
officials are remaining vigilant and have
devised online teaching plans in the event of
potential COVID-19 outbreaks.
In addition, students have
been advised to wear masks
while traveling to and from
school and avoid public
transportation if possible.
Drills and training sessions to
prepare students for new
outbreaks will also be
conducted at schools.
Shanghai reopened schools in May, while the
country’s capital city of Beijing, which
experienced a resurgence of COVID-19
cases in late June, will reopen all of its
schools this month. In Beijing, teachers and
students will also be required to wear masks
on school property.
Wuhan was responsible for
around 80% of China’s more
than 4,600 COVID-19 deaths,
according to AFP.
The city was under lockdown for more than
two months starting in late January. The
restrictions were lifted in April, and no new
local transmissions of the virus have been
reported in the city since May 18, according
to Reuters.
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