24 provinces and cities allow students to stop going to school after Tet
By noon on February 16, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Ninh Binh, Binh Dinh and many other provinces and cities allowed students to stay home after Tet to prevent Covid-19.
STT | Province, city | Stay home for the rest of the day |
1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 28/2 |
2 | Hai Duong | 2/3 |
3 | Binh Thuan | 21/2 |
4 | Thanh Hoa | 20/2 |
5 | Binh Duong | Preschool, primary school: 28/2 Middle School, High School: 21/2 |
6 | Binh Phuoc | 21/2 |
7 | Hanoi | 28/2 |
8 | Can Tho | Until further notice |
9 | Hai Phong | Until further notice |
10 | Ben Tre | 21/2 |
11 | Dien Bien | 21/2 |
12 | An Giang | 21/2 |
13 | Ha Nam | 21/2 |
14 | Bac Ninh | 21/2 |
15 | Kon Tum | 28/2 |
16 | Dong Thap | Until further notice |
17 | Bac Giang | Until further notice |
18 | Hung Yen | Until further notice |
19 | Ninh Thuan | Until further notice |
20 | Vinh Phuc | Until further notice |
21 | Quang Ngai | 21/2 |
22 | Phu Tho | 21/2 |
23 | Ninh Binh | 21/2 |
24 | Pacify | 28/2 |
These localities for the wholeStudents of all levels stopped going to school,but requires schools to organize teaching and learning according to the 2020-2021 school year program with appropriate forms, mainly switching to online teaching.
At an online meeting of the Government Standing Committee with the National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control on the afternoon of February 15, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Ngo Thi Minh said that nationwide, there were 9 students and one teacher infected with Covid-19.
"We have directed universities, academies, colleges, and pedagogical colleges to adjust teaching and learning plans based on the actual situation in the locality, allowing students to study online to prevent Covid-19," said Ms. Minh.
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Signs requesting Covid-19 prevention measures in front of Lam Son High School for the Gifted (Thanh Hoa). Photo: Le Hoang. |
The Ministry of Education and Training closely followed the F1 quarantine, with close local direction and close coordination between parents and schools. Currently, students who had to be quarantined at Xuan Phuong Primary School (Hanoi) and Bach Dang Kindergarten (Hai Duong) have returned home to self-isolate after three negative tests for nCoV.
Many other schools such as Sao Do Secondary School and Lai Cach Town Primary School (Hai Duong) still have to be quarantined.
Previously, during the epidemic in early 2020, more than 22 million students nationwide had to stop going to school and switch to online learning and television for about 3 months.