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All students in HCM City to go back to school by Feb. 14 at the latest

About 1.7 million students of all grades in Ho Chi Minh City are expected to return to school by February 14 at the latest, according to the municipal Department of Education and Training.
All students in HCM City to go back to school by Feb. 14 at the latest ảnh 1Students with face masks on during a physical education lesson in HCM City (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – About1.7 million students of all grades in Ho Chi Minh City are expected to returnto school by February 14 at the latest, according to the municipal Departmentof Education and Training.

On February 7, the first dayafter the Lunar New Year holiday, students from the 7th to 12th grades in the southern hub continue in-person learning, which has beenresumed for them since early January.

Meanwhile, kindergartens andprimary schools will reopen on February 14.

Notably, primary school students areallowed to directly attend school on a voluntary basis, and schools were told to organiseeducational activities in a way that matches the pandemic situation in theplaces they are located in.

HCM City has been classifiedas a “green” zone, equivalent to Level 1 - the lowest in the four-level pandemicscale, for five consecutive weeks, the municipal People’s Committee announcedon February 5./.

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