in-person learning,

Districts and Thu Duc City in Ho Chi Minh City, on the morning of April 16, simultaneously rolled out Covid-19 vaccination at 109 places for sixth-grade students downwards in the city. Moments of both joy and suspense are common sentiments of parents and students.

The Department of Culture and Social Affairs under the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council yesterday had a meeting with the Municipal Department of Education and Training and the HCMC Department of Health on difficulties in the in-person class implementation for students and teachers.

The Board of Culture and Society under the HCMC People’s Council on March 4 had a working session on solving problems of in-person learning at educational facilities as the city has recently seen a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases among students.

A ceremony awarding the Second and Third- Class Labor Medals of the State President to individuals who have outstanding contribution to the education sector and development of the city was held on February 28 by the HCMC Department of Training and Education.

The HCMC Department of Training and Education has proposed the municipal People’s Committee to allow students who is a suspected Covid-19 case (F1) and fully vaccinated to return to schools after quarantining for five days at home and receiving negative antigen test results.

After the Government and the Prime Minister approved HCMC’s pilot plan on receiving international vaccinated visitors to the city, the municipal Department of Tourism has submitted a plan to receive foreign travelers in two phases to the city’s authorities, said Head of the Travel Division under the HCMC Department of Tourism Nguyen Viet Anh at the HCMC Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control’s conference on February 17.

The return to class of primary school students after Tet holidays will be based on spirit of volunteering, said the Department of Training and Education of HCMC.

The Department of Training and Education of HCMC has asked secondary schools in districts and Thu Duc City to build the plan on in-person learning for 6th graders starting on February 14 that was approved by the municipal People’s Committee.

The People’s Committee of HCMC has approved a plan on in-person learning for Kindergarten and primary school pupils and grade 6 students starting on February 14.

The reopening of primary schools will be carried out in accordance with the Covid-19 alert level of localities across the city, said Deputy head of the Primary School Division under the HCMC Department of Education and Training, Nguyen Minh Thien Hoang at a virtual conference on implementing the plan on in-person learning for primary school students starting on February 14 that was approved by the municipal People’s Committee.

The Department of Culture and Society of the HCMC People’s Council on January 11 had a working session on in-person learning for students in grades 1-6 with the Nguyen Thai Hoc Primary School and Chu Van An Secondary School in District 1.

Today morning, more than 500,000 students in grades 7,8,10 and 11 returned to schools in HCMC.

Junior and senior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City today are going to finish Covid-19 prevention and control tasks, ready to welcome 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th graders back to school for in-person learning. This is to observe the decision of HCMC People’s Committee about allowing students from those grades to enjoy offline learning from January 4, 2022.

HCMC has five suspected cases of the new omicron variant of coronavirus on December 31. The city’s healthcare sector, districts and Thu Duc City have to strengthen the supervision to identify Omicron cases quickly.