A student is excited on the first day returning to class. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng

HÀ NỘI — Nearly one million students in the first to sixth grades of 30 urban and outlying districts and townships of Hà Nội return to school on Wednesday after nearly a year of online learning.

All schools will take COVID-19 prevention and control measures as guided by the municipal Department of Education and Training to ensure safety for students. Traffic police are assigned along streets to guide traffic for parents to take their children to school. 

Students of Thăng Long Primary School in Hoàn Kiếm District walk to school. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng

A student kisses his mum to say goodbye before entering class. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng

A student sterilises her hands before entering class. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng

Six graders of Quỳnh Mai Secondary School resume in-person learning on Wednesday. VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hiếu

Hà Nội People’s Committee on Monday approved the education department’s proposal to resume in-person learning in the first to sixth grades.

According to the decision, first to sixth-grade students can attend school in both morning and afternoon sessions, with lunch served depending on the school’s plan and parental consent.

Preschools continue to remain closed. —VNS