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Hanoi's high school students may return to school next month

Given that the COVID-19 vaccination for children goes on at an expected pace, high school students in Hanoi will be allowed to return to school in December, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Education and Training Pham Xuan Tien said on November 22.
Hanoi's high school students may return to school next month ảnh 1Hanoi starts vaccinating children aged 15 - 17 against COVID-19 on November 23. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Given that the COVID-19vaccination for children goes on at an expected pace, high school students inHanoi will be allowed to return to school in December, Deputy Director ofthe municipal Department of Education and Training Pham Xuan Tien said on November22.

Hanoi was to begin COVID-19 vaccine rollout for high schoolstudents (aged 15 – 17) on November 23, Tien said, noting that it was expectedto be completed on November 28. Schools have been promptly reviewing their students’records for the vaccination to start soon, he said.

Tien added that after that the capital city will start inoculatingsecondary school students.

Secondary schools in the suburban district of Ba Vi were thefirst to welcome back their students, with ninth graders resuming in-personlearning since November 8 after months of learning online. Others in low-risksuburban districts and towns are scheduled to reopen between November 22 – 24.

Based on the pandemic’s developments, the Department ofEducation and Training will coordinate with the municipal Department of Healthto develop and submit to the Hanoi People’s Committee a nextreturn-to-school roadmap for local students./.
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