COVID protocols in place as schools reopen in Shanghai
Shot by Jiang Xiaowei. Edited by Jiang Xiaowei. Subtitles by Jiang Xiaowei.
Shanghai's 1.65 million primary and secondary school students and over 550,000 kindergarten children are back in their schools on Thursday to begin the fall semester.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of them have been absent from their classrooms for about six months. The students must wear masks on the way to school and have their temperatures taken when they arrive as per the anti-pandemic regulations. They also have to take a nucleic acid test every day.
A mother walks with her son to Xiuwen Road Kindergarten on Thursday.
A girl walks into Xiuwen Road Kindergarten on Thursday.
A little boy needs some convincing to let go of his mother.
Another reluctant kindergarten student
A teacher at the kindergarten checks a student's nucleic acid test code.
A teacher waves goodbye to the parents and grandparents of the students.
Students enter Luwan No. 1 Central Primary School in downtown Huangpu District on Thursday morning.
Good morning!
A man takes a snap of his son outside the school on the first day.
Don't forget the markers!
Sanitizing the hands before entering the school.
A volunteer guides students and traffic in front of Shanghai Qibao Foreign Language School in suburban Minhang District on Thursday morning.
Parents hold the hands of their children on their way to Shanghai Qibao Foreign Language School on Thursday.
Take the sneakers for sports!
A student goes through a temperature-scanning machine.
Older students act as volunteers to guide newcomers to their classrooms.
Parents hang around outside the school gate even after the start of school.
