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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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Copy of 2020-07-07T012438Z_2115168697_RC21OH9VT2XN_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-EXAM-1594116951916 — 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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Copy of 2020-07-07T004902Z_760789616_RC20OH9MF5G9_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-EXAM-1594116960033 — 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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Copy of 257413-01-02-1594116941794 — 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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Copy of 257410-01-02-1594116944473 — 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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Copy of 257825-01-02-1594116912138 — 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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Copy of 2020-07-07T020347Z_427990741_RC22OH9OAWQZ_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-EXAM-1594116946483 — "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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Copy of 257627-01-02-1594116934340 — 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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Copy of 257415-01-02-1594116939988 — "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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Copy of 257635-01-02-1594116930205 — A student runs out after sitting a National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as Gaokao, in Beijing. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-07-07T015211Z_739523479_RC21OH9IN3R3_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-EXAM-1594116948681 — 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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Copy of 257822-01-02-1594116916916 — 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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Copy of 257824-01-02-1594116914533 — 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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Copy of 257419-01-02-1594116927972 — 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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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_China_College_Entrance_Exam_82285.jpg-217a7-1594116922989 — 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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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_China_College_Entrance_Exam_83083.jpg-64f28-1594116937453 — 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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Copy of 2020-07-07T005944Z_316179694_RC20OH9XCIKM_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-EXAM-1594116956331 — 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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