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Almost 150,000 students in HCM City return to school

Nearly 150,000 9th and 12th graders in Ho Chi Minh City returned to school on December 13 after a long time of learning online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Almost 150,000 students in HCM City return to school ảnh 1Nearly 150,000 9th and 12th graders in Ho Chi Minh City returned to school on December 13. (Illustrative photo: vnexpress.net)

Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 150,000 9th and 12th graders in Ho Chi Minh Cityreturned to school on December 13 after a long time of learning online due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.

Students ofsuch grades who test positive for COVID-19, live in high-risk areas and are not staying in the city at the moment, willcontinue to study online in accordance with guidelines of the health sector.

HCM City ishome to 205 high schools, of which 176 would welcome 12th graders back,equivalent to 88 percent.

As many as224 secondary schools in the southern hub, 74 percent of the total of 286, wouldopen to 9th graders.

Le Duy Tan, Head of the Secondary Education Division under HCM City's Department of Education and Training, said schools must thoroughlystudy recommendations, guidelines and regulations of the education sector tobuild suitable plans, ensuring safety and quality of teaching and learning.

Chairman ofthe municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai has asked the steering boards forCOVID-19 prevention and control in HCM City localities to urge schools reviewedtheir plans for in-person teaching and learning.

He also requiredpreparations for the re-opening of kindergartens and nursery schools amid highdemand of local people, with safety being given the top priority./. 

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