China holds national college entrance exam with tailored COVID-19 countermeasures


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Examinees queue for temperature check before entering an exam site in Chifeng, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, June 7, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- China has adopted tailored measures to ensure candidates take the 2022 national college entrance exam on schedule despite the impact of the latest COVID-19 resurgences. The exam, also known as the " gaokao ," saw a record 11.93 million candidates sign up this year. Except for a postponement in Shanghai due to COVID-19, the exam kicked off Tuesday nationwide. Apart from 330,000 ordinary exam rooms and 1.02 million proctors and relevant staff members, additional backup exam...