After the latest Covid wave, some Chinese cities have suspended physical education tests for children ahead of the high school entrance exams. Photo: Xinhua
After the latest Covid wave, some Chinese cities have suspended physical education tests for children ahead of the high school entrance exams. Photo: Xinhua
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Coronavirus in China: some PE tests scrapped for high school entrance exams

  • After latest Covid wave, Shanghai is first major city to suspend physical education tests for children
  • Parents, teachers worried about stress on health of pupils recently infected with Covid

Sylvie Zhuang
Sylvie Zhuang in Beijing

Updated: 12:01pm, 22 Feb, 2023

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After the latest Covid wave, some Chinese cities have suspended physical education tests for children ahead of the high school entrance exams. Photo: Xinhua
After the latest Covid wave, some Chinese cities have suspended physical education tests for children ahead of the high school entrance exams. Photo: Xinhua
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