Despite the global lockdown, Chinese schools have resumed academic activities.
It was reported that schools in the global epicentre of the pandemic, Wuhan, were seen in classes on Wednesday May 6, 2020, wearing masks and walking in single file past thermal scanners.
Senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalkboards and digital displays for the first time since their city, the ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic, shut down in January.
This was disclosed in a post on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like short messaging platform,
“School is finally reopening!” the post reads
“This is the first time that I’m so happy to go back to school, although I have to sit a monthly examination on the 8th,” it adds.
While Wednesday’s resumption remains the latest step in a gradual normalising of life in Wuhan and surrounding Hubei province; however, social distancing was strictly adhered to in classes.
Officials in Wuhan confirmed that students and staff had virus tests before going back to school, and campuses had been disinfected and cleaned.
