Deputy director of the city’s Department of Education and Training, Phạm Xuân Tiến, inspecting a suburban school in Hà Nội on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Ninth graders in ten of Hà Nội’s suburban districts returned to school on Monday.

Along with Ba Vì District, which resumed in-person classes for ninth graders on November 8, 11 districts and towns of the capital city have now reopened some classes.

The ten suburban districts that resumed schools for ninth graders on Monday are; Đan Phượng, Gia Lâm, Đông Anh, Chương Mỹ, Phúc Thọ, Mê Linh, Sóc Sơn, Thạch Thất, Phú Xuyên, Ứng Hòa.

At Mai Đình Secondary School in Sóc Sơn District, two separate entrances will be used to welcome students. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng

The districts of Hoài Đức, Mỹ Đức, Quốc Oai, Thanh Trì, Thường Tín, Thanh Oai, Sơn Tây Town and Ba Vì Boarding School for Ethnic Minority Students are making preparations for schools to reopen on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Students must follow pandemic prevention measures, such as temperature checks and hand sanitation. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng

Safety protocols will be strictly observed at Mai Đình Secondary School in Sóc Sơn District. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng

Mai Đình School has arranged for classrooms that are far from each other to be used and will ensure no crowds gather during breaks.

Students have their temperatures checked at the gate of Mai Đình School. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng

Ngô Thị Tuyết, the principle of Phù Linh Secondary School in Sóc Sơn District, said all ninth-graders will be informed of the necessary preventive measures against the pandemic before, during and after classes.

Deputy director of the city’s Department of Education and Training, Phạm Xuân Tiến, said suburban schools have strictly implemented preventive measures to facilitate the return of students.

Students are eager to return to school after months of closure.

Lê Thị Nga My, a ninth-grader of Mai Đình Secondary School in Sóc Sơn District, said, “I am fully aware of preventive measures and feel safe when all procedures are closely supervised.” — VNS

A classroom is sanitised on Sunday before welcoming students back. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng