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Hanoi, HCM City work to ensure safety for high school exams

The capital Hanoi and the southern metropolis of HCM City are carrying out measures to ensure safety at the upcoming national high school graduation examinations, which are slated for August 8-10.
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Hanoi (VNA) - The capital Hanoi and the southern metropolis of HCM City arecarrying out measures to ensure safety at the upcoming national high school graduationexaminations, which are slated for August 8-10.

The HCMCity Department of Education and Training said about 75,000 students would besitting for the exam at 115 sites and back-up venues in the city.

The cityhas arranged over 12,000 supervisors and more than 2,000 examiners to mark thestudents’ tests. All are required to complete health declarations.

DeputyDirector of the department Nguyen Van Hieu said each exam location has set upat least two back-up rooms and a healthcare room to help students if needed.

Hanoi, meanwhile,has disinfected all 143 exam sites in the city while arranging human resourcesand medical equipment.

The city’s Departmentof Education and Training said that most of the locations have prepared the necessaryequipment, such as thermometers and medicine, along with plans for response inemergencies.

Otherlocalities such as the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and the southern provinceof Binh Duong have also identified measures to ensure exams are held safely.

More than 900,000students are due to take part in the nationwide exams this year.

Localitiesplaced under lockdown due to COVID-19, such as central Da Nang city and neighbouringQuang Nam province, will postpone their exams and recommend new dates once thepandemic is under control.

Students thatare F1 or F2 cases (if detected) will sit the exam at the same time as studentsin disease-stricken localities./.
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