Under bright blue skies, nearly 2,000 students gathered this month for the start of school at Hanyang No. 1 High School in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged.
Medical staff stood guard at school entrances, taking temperatures. Administrative officials reviewed the students¡¯ travel histories and coronavirus test results. Local Communist Party cadres kept watch, making sure teachers followed detailed instructions on hygiene and showed an ¡°anti-epidemic spirit.¡±
¡°I¡¯m not worried,¡± a music teacher at the school, Yang Meng, said in an interview. ¡°Wuhan is now the safest place.¡±
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