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Fall semester starts across China

We're back to school! The fall semester started today in China and most parts of the world. Students have returned to in-person classes as there has been no local transmission of the coronavirus for four consecutive days in China.

Students line up to get inside Fendou Elementary School in Beijing, China, September 1, 2021. /CFP

Students line up to get inside Fendou Elementary School in Beijing, China, September 1, 2021. /CFP

Students get their temperature checked and hands sanitized at an elementary school, which welcomed 2,000 students, in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, east China, September 1, 2021. /CFP

Students get their temperature checked and hands sanitized at an elementary school, which welcomed 2,000 students, in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, east China, September 1, 2021. /CFP

Students participate in a commencement ceremony in Fangjia Hutong Elementary School, Beijing, China, September 1, 2021. /CFP

Students participate in a commencement ceremony in Fangjia Hutong Elementary School, Beijing, China, September 1, 2021. /CFP

A healthcare worker instructs students on COVID-19 prevention measures at a classroom in Zhongyuan Elementary School in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, east China, September 1, 2021. /CFP

A healthcare worker instructs students on COVID-19 prevention measures at a classroom in Zhongyuan Elementary School in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, east China, September 1, 2021. /CFP

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