Zhejiang Requires Teachers & Students to Follow These on Holiday

Source: HangzhouTube, Global Times, People's Daily


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As May Day holidays are approaching, education bureaus in Zhejiang cities have made demands on teachers and students not to travel outside the province during the holiday. 
Hangzhou Education Bureau advocates teachers and students to follow these instructions:
  • In principle, do not travel outside the province;

  • If teachers or students have to leave Hangzhou during holidays, they should report to the school for record before setting off, and report to the school in time after returning to Hangzhou;

  • Driving is recommended, and people shall try to avoid checking into hotels;

  • Prepare food before going out to reduce the eating outside;

  • Avoid the crowds, and wear a mask in crowded places;

  • Rest more and parents shall keep an eye on kids mental health during holidays.


The notice also put forward requirements for the epidemic prevention and control in the campus during and after holidays.


Campuses at all levels should strictly implement Closed loop management during the holidays.
After the holidays, schools should grasp the whereabouts of teachers and students who have been on travel and monitor their health status in a timely manner; for teachers and students who travel back to Hangzhou for hard-hit areas, testing should be strictly implemented; when returning to the school, all shall provide a green code and pass the temperature screening to enter the campus.


Jiaxing Education Bureau has also issued a notice requiring all teaching staff and students not to leave Jiaxing. In the case they have to, they shall file with the school, indicating the destination of the trip, means of transportation, date of return and possible contacts.
After returning, they should also report in time and fill in the health declaration form before entering school. Anyone who returns from a hard-hit area shall be put under a home-based isolation according as per the regulations accordingly, and can apply for returning to school only after passing the nucleic acid test.

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