Grades 1-3 Return to School Put on Indefinite Hold

Plans to send Grades 1 through 3 back to school this Monday (June 15) have been put on indefinite hold due to a reappearance of COVID-19 in Beijing, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission announced today. Also on hold are plans to reopen after-school training programs. The decision came following the latest COVID-19 case discovered in Xicheng yesterday. The man is currently being treated at Ditan hospital. One of his close contacts included his child who is a fourth-grade student at Yumin Primary School.

Since the discovery of the case the school placed 33 students and 15 staff members under home quarantine. At the moment the announcement from the Beijing Municipal Education Commission only applies to students in Grades 1-3. Students in the other grades are not affected by the city’s latest decision.

With the end of the school year quickly approaching, this decision may mean some kids will need to say good-bye to their classmates for the summer either via video chat or outside of school.