Coronavirus: Hong Kong kindergartens reopen after 4-month suspension but mandatory daily Covid tests mean earlier start for some
- Government earlier said a third of kindergarten pupils would be allowed to return to classrooms from Tuesday, another third on May 10 and the rest on May 16
- Children have to do a daily rapid antigen test and those found to be positive must report the result to the Centre for Health Protection and their schools
Hong Kong kindergartens finally resumed in-person classes on Tuesday after an almost four-month suspension sparked by the city’s fifth Covid-19 wave, with some parents saying they had to get up earlier to perform a rapid test for their children as required.
Some parents also raised concerns over their children’s social skills, noting their young ones were reluctant to go back to school.
The government previously announced that a third of kindergarten pupils would be allowed to return to classrooms from Tuesday, another third on May 10 and the rest on May 16.
Primary schools, which partially resumed face-to-face classes on April 19, welcomed back all grades on Tuesday, while in-person lessons also commenced at secondary schools. That brought the total number of schools running in-person classes to more than 2,000.
Children have to do a daily rapid antigen test (RAT) and those who are found to be positive must report the result to the Centre for Health Protection and their schools. The test result will be sent by schools to a new online platform every morning.
