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Students in HCMC. Twelfth graders in HCMC will return to school on March 9 - PHOTO: VNA

Meanwhile, other students will remain at home until March 15, as decided by the city on February 29. The municipal government will make a decision on the date they will return to school based on developments about the spread of the disease, the local media reported.

Schools must strictly follow the city’s directives on prevention and control of the infection and immediately report suspected cases to the steering committees for new coronavirus infection prevention and control in the districts and the HCMC Department of Education and Training.

At a meeting on the prevention and control of Covid-19 with heads of universities in the city on March 6, HCMC Vice Chairman Le Thanh Liem asked universities to take preventive health measures before resuming schooling.

Many universities proposed allowing students to return to school on March 16. SGT

 

Schools closures continue in Hanoi amid rising virus fears

Schools closures continue in Hanoi amid rising virus fears

Hanoi has decided to continue let students remain off to avoid the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak.