New Delhi: Around 11 million students began participating in China’s university entrance examination on Tuesday after a delay as the country worked to bring down coronavirus infections.
The grueling two-day university entrance exam can be a key determinant of a student’s future and was pushed back weeks from its scheduled date.
The examination is believed to be the first mass gathering event since the virus outbreak and administrators are enforcing strict rules to prevent infections, including proof of wellness, social distancing and the wearing of masks.
China on Tuesday reported eight new virus cases, all of them brought from outside the country, the National Health Council reported.
China has reported a total of 4,634 deaths among 83,565 cases of COVID-19 since the virus that causes the disease was first detected in the central city of Wuhan late last year.
The United States passed another grim coronavirus milestone as the death toll from the virus climbed past 130,000, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.
India reports more than 23,000 new cases of coronavirus, overtaking Russia to become the country with the third-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world.
Officials in Texas warn hospitals in the US state will soon be overwhelmed if cases continue to surge.
More than 11.4 million people around the world have been diagnosed with coronavirus and 538, 238 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. Nearly 6.2 million have recovered from the disease.
