257 Vietnamese students test positive for SARS-CoV-2
VOV.VN - The education sector in Vietnam has recorded 284 COVID-19 cases, including 257 students, deputy minister of education and training Ngo Thi Minh revealed at a conference in Hanoi on May 29.
Most of the cases were detected in Bac Giang, Bac Ninh and Dien Bien provinces, Minh said, adding that the number of people in close contact with positive cases (F1) stood at nearly 8,000.
“The ministry has recently issued documents directing grassroots-level education departments to take anti-coronavirus measures at schools and organize online learning for students who are unable to go to school,” said Minh.
With regard to the graduation examination for the 12th graders, Minh said localities will consider arranging exam locations inside quarantine sites.
For those students who unfortunately got infection, she said the ministry will issue a document to grant them wild cards to pass the exam.
The graduation examination is scheduled to take place on July 7-8.