Chinese students take university entrance exam after COVID-19 wait

Almost 11 million students are taking China's grueling university entrance exam

Published: July 07, 2020 14:15 Reuters and compiled by Balaram Menon, Digital Content Editor

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Students wearing face masks walk in line to enter a high school as they take part in the annual national college entrance exam, or "gaokao", which has been postponed by one month due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Nearly 11 million high school students sat for China's annual "gaokao" university entrance exam on Tuesday, after a month's delay due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, state media reported. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Much of China typically shuts down during the exam, with drivers banned from honking their horns, and police on patrol to make sure students are not disturbed. Image Credit: AFP

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In Beijing, exam centres have set up body temperature checkpoints and require students to wear face masks. The city has been trying to quash an outbreak traced to a wholesale market early last month and reported no confirmed cases on Tuesday. Image Credit: AFP

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High school students have taken online classes since early February due to the virus, which some said reduced communication with teachers and peers. The exam delay, they said, prolonged the pressure. Image Credit: AFP

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"We had been preparing for the June exam, then suddenly there's another extra month. I was not prepared for the change. I almost felt like I couldn't make it," said an 18-year-old surnamed Jiang. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Parents likewise have been feeling the pressure. Large groups waited outside the venue as the students took the exam. Image Credit: AFP

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"Teachers have given them a pile of studying materials," said a parent surnamed Wang. "My printer almost broke down." Image Credit: AFP

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A student runs out after sitting a National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as Gaokao, in Beijing. Image Credit: AFP

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Parents wish a student good luck as she enters a high school to take part in the annual national college entrance exam, in Beijing. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Students arrive at a school to sit the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as Gaokao, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. Image Credit: AFP

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Police officers stand guard outside a school as students arrive for the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as Gaokao, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. Image Credit: AFP

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Students arrive at a school to sit the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. Image Credit: AFP

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Students wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus is accompanied by their relatives leave the school after finishing the first day of China's national college entrance examinations, known as the gaokao, in Beijing. Image Credit: AP

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Relatives watch as students leave the school after finishing the first day of national college entrance examinations, in Beijing. Image Credit: AP

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Students walk in line as they enter at a high school to take part in the annual national college entrance exam, in Beijing. Image Credit: REUTERS

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