Around one million students from first to sixth grades in all 30 districts of Hanoi returned to school on April 6 after a long time of online learning to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic.

To ensure safety for students, classes have been disinfected, antiseptic solutions and electronic thermometers have been made available, and teachers have been trained to handle cases of students showing Covid-19 symptoms.

Deputy Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung signed on Monday [April 4] afternoon an official decision to allow students from first to sixth grades to resume in-person class attendance, including semi-boarding classes.

Dung requested the municipal Department of Education and Training to timely update schools on Covid-19 prevention measures as per the guidelines of the education and health ministries in preparation for the school reopening.

This morning, almost all of Hanoi’s educational institutions have ensured sufficient medical equipment and students seriously follow protocol on preventing Covid-19 when returning to schools.

The followings are some images of the first day Hanoi students come back to school:

Students at Phu Son Primary School, Ba Vi District keep a distance from them before disinfection to enter the school.

A teacher helps her student with hand sanitizer before going to class at Van Chuong Primary School, Dong Da District.

Principal of Trung Yen Primary School Do Thi Mai and a parent support a student to go to class.

In the classrooms, teachers send messages to welcome their students for the first day back to school.

Students at Doan Thi Diem Primary School, Nam Tu Liem District are eager to attend face-to-face classes.

Students seriously comply with protocol on Covid-19 pandemic prevention.

All students wear masks when going to school and during school hours.

Classes also practice mild social distancing.