• From 00:00 to 12:00 of April 13, there were no new local and imported confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chongqing. However, one new asymptomatic infected patient was imported from Hubei Province, reported by Wanzhou District.
• Chongqing will continue to conduct uninterrupted health checks on 7 million teachers and students.
• Chongqing will implement the morning and afternoon inspection system and set up an isolated observation room in the school.
• Chongqing Public Security Bureau will carry out large-scale investigation and rectification of hidden safety hazards on campus.

Chongqing- The 66th press conference of COVID-19's prevention and control was held on April 13, 2020. The conference focuses on needing attention for the spring admission this year. Chongqing will conduct multiple measures to make sure the safety of teachers and students.

The 66th press conference of COVID-19's prevention and control was held on April 13, 2020

Chongqing to conduct health checks on 7 million teachers and students

According to Deng Qinquan, deputy director of the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission, before the start of this term, the education system mainly focused on several aspects of work.

First of all, Chongqing's schools will strictly implement the epidemic prevention and control of schools, continuing to conduct uninterrupted health checks on seven million teachers and students. At the same time, the closed management of the city's campus is carried out for the first time.

Chongqing's schools will strictly implement the epidemic prevention and control of schools

Meanwhile, all schools began online teaching to achieve no classes but keeping studying for students. In this way, it is easier for students to continue a new term, minimizing the impact of the epidemic on students' academic performances.

Moreover, the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission and Chongqing Municipal Health Commission jointly issued the Guidelines for the Beginning of the 2020 Spring Semester as early as February 23. All schools and departments in districts and counties actively prepare for the start of the school following the requirements of the guideline.

All schools began online teaching to achieve no classes but keeping studying for students before the new semester

Morning and afternoon check and quarantine rooms to be set up at the school

In addition to conduct health checks, Xia Pei, deputy secretary of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission, said that Chongqing would implement several measures for the prevention and control of school epidemics. Together with the Chongqing's education departments, schools are urged to implement emergency plans, set up quarantine rooms in the school, and implement the morning and afternoon inspection system. Additionally, schools should set up the registration system to record the absence.

Schools are urged to implement emergency plans, set up quarantine rooms in the school, and implement the morning and afternoon inspection system

According to Xia Pei, Chongqing attaches great importance to the management of asymptomatic infected persons and regards it as an essential source of infection control from beginning to end. Therefore, health departments at all levels in Chongqing will effectively do technical support for school epidemic prevention and control, nucleic acid detection for key groups, supervision and guidance, and preparations for prevention and treatment.

Moreover, together with the education department, schools are required to implement the prevention and control system and emergency plan, with sufficient medical staff, prepare protective supplies, establish teacher and student health files, implement teacher and student personal protection requirements, and more. The system of registration of sickness absenteeism (attendance) has moved forward.

Large-scale investigation and rectification of hidden safety hazards on campus to be carried out

Feng Yong, deputy director of the Chongqing Public Security Bureau, said that the bureau would serve the prevention and control of campus epidemic situations and investigate hidden safety hazards on campus.

Public security organs in Chongqing will actively cooperate with the education and health departments to strictly control the entrance to the epidemic prevention work

Public security organs in Chongqing will actively collaborate with the education and health departments to strictly control the entrance to the epidemic prevention work. Also, they will send all information of teachers and students from other cities to Chongqing to other departments, such as the Chongqing Municipal Health Commission, coordinating the implementation of centralized quarantine and medical observation.

Besides, to strictly implement closed management, schools strengthen guards, temperature checking, visitor registration, and resolutely prevent irrelevant personnel, especially those with abnormal health, from entering the school.

Furthermore, for the upcoming resumption of classes,

Organs of Chongqing's public security will carry out large-scale investigation and rectification of hidden safety hazards on campus. Also, they will support campus security, organize and carry out centralized investigation and rectification of hidden security problems within the campus, and prominent public security issues around the campus.