Monday, February 21, is the first day of in-person learning for preschoolers and primary school pupils across Da Nang after nine-month of distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pupils of the Luong The Vinh Primary School are on the first day of school. Photo: NGOC HA

Strictest health measures are being put in place at these schools in order to keep them open during the pandemic. The focus is on using lane separations for students at entry and exit points in a bid to limit crowding at these areas in addition to putting in place other precautionary measures such as conducting body temperature checks on students and asking them to disinfect their hands before entering the class. Preschoolers and primary school pupils were welcomed at school gates by their teachers while their parents were not allowed to enter the school in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 

On Monday, about 60% of Da Nang’s primary school pupils returned to face-to-face learning while less than 50% of the city’s preschoolers joined the class. More preschools in the city will come back on February 28.  

A teacher at the ABC Kindergarten checks the body temperature of a kid before taking her to the class. Photo: XUAN DUNG

Hoang Yen Kindergarten’s teachers welcome their students at the school gate with a smiling face as they return to the school. Photo: XUAN DUNG

Cam Nhung Kindergarten's teachers help their students to disinfect their hands before entering the class. Photo: NGOC HA

Picture is taken at Hoang Yen Kindergarten. Photo: XUAN DUNG

Many parents of primary school pupils are excited to send their children back to school. Picture is taken at the Ong Ich Khiem Primary School. Photo: NGOC HA

The primary schools are using lane separations for students at entry and exit points in order to limit crowding at these areas. Picture is taken at the Luong The Vinh Primary School. Photo: NGOC HA.

Students of the Doan Thi Diem Primary School are on the first day of in-person classes . Photo: NGOC HA.

Reporting by NGOC HA – XUAN DUNG – Translating by H.L