Hard-hit NW China’s Lanzhou to reopen schools after 27-day suspension due to COVID-19 resurgence
中国西北部疫情重灾区兰州在因新冠疫情卷土重来而停课的27天后重新开学
Staff members disinfect a shopping center in Chengguan District of Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 19, 2021. Local authorities have strengthened the prevention and control measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus in the recent COVID-19 resurgence.(Photo:Xinhua)
Lanzhou, a city in Northwest China's Gansu Province, will reopen schools from Tuesday after a 27-day suspension since October to prevent COVID-19 resurgence.
Local department of education announced on Saturday that schools in downtown will reopen a week later than those suburban areas. Schools ranging from kindergartens to high schools will restore offline teaching in different batches.
周六，当地教育部宣布，市区的学校将比那些郊区晚一周重新开学。从幼儿园到高中，将分批次恢复线下教学。
For schools in suburban areas, high school students in graduating classes will be the first batch to go back to school on Tuesday, while those in non-graduating classes will return one day later. Primary schools will reopen on Thursday while kindergartens and special education schools will restore operation on November 22.
Approved by local educational department, after-school training institutions can restore training activities a week later after the reopening of schools. The winter vacation will begin no later than January 15, 2022, said local Ministry of Education.
School suspension in Lanzhou has lasted for 27 days when the city urgently suspended schools on October 21 after detecting the first confirmed COVID-19 case.
兰州市自10月21日发现首例新型冠状病毒确诊病例后紧急停课，至今已持续27天。
According to local health commission, Lanzhou has reported a total of 83 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Saturday. There have been no new cases reported since last Tuesday.
