Hanoi builds roadmap to reopen kindergarten next month
The Hanoi Party Committee has agreed on a roadmap to reopen kindergartens from March 1, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung said during a virtual meeting with district-level steering boards on COVID-19 prevention and control of the capital city on February 17.
At a kindergarten in Vietnam (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi Party Committee has agreed on a roadmap to reopenkindergartens from March 1, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee ChuXuan Dung said during a virtual meeting with district-level steering boards on COVID-19prevention and control of the capital city on February 17.
The municipal Department of Education and Training isassigned to devise plans on the work, with a focus on flexible andeffective measures to ensure safety and meet residents' needs.
Dung asked relevant agencies and localities to view bringingstudents back to schools as an important task and they need to work withschools to ensure safety in arranging in-person classes.
Concerted efforts have been made over the recent past sothat Hanoi students can return to schools, the official said.
A kindergarten class (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Localities are ordered to conduct frequent inspections andprepare sufficient resources to keep COVID-19 under control in all situations.
Students of all grades in 18 rural districts and towns along with those from 7th to 12th grades in 12 urban districts have already returned to school, and more students from grade 1 to 6 of 12 district will resume in-person classes starting February 21.
Meanwhile, with preventive measures in place, alluniversities and colleges in Hanoi are set to welcome students back next monthand arrange vaccination campaign for them afterward.
Hanoi recorded an average 3,366 COVID-19 infections daily on February 11-16, DeputyDirector of Hanoi Department of Health Vu Cao Cuong said at the meeting.
Over 99.5 percent of people aged over 12 in Hanoi have been double vaccinated and nearly 55 percent have received boosters./.
The Ministry of Education and Training will work closely with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to devise a plan to support COVID-19-affected teachers of private kindergartens and primary schools.
Reopening schools and sustaining their operation are a top priority, as health risks to children and educational staff can be minimised with appropriate precautions, said Deputy Minister of Education and Training Ngo Thi Minh on February 8.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam had a working session with leaders of the Ministry of Health and the People’s Committee of Hanoi to discuss responses in the situation when COVID-19 infections are detected in schools in the context of Hanoi beginning to re-open schools.
Many schools in Hanoi have been making plans and preparations to welcome students back while still maintaining online teaching, as the COVID-19 pandemic still lingers.
More than one million kindergarten, primary school and sixth grade students in Ho Chi Minh City returned to classrooms on February 14 morning after nine months of COVID-19-induced online learning.
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At a kindergarten in Vietnam (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
A kindergarten class (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
