BEIJING — Teenage Covid-19 patients in southern China bent over test papers and scribbled answers alone in hospital rooms, taking the life-changing “gaokao” college entrance exams despite being in virus-induced isolation.
Guangdong, a populous province bordering Hong Kong,has reported dozens of Covid-19 cases in recent days, prompting authorities to impose travel curbs and mass testingjust ahead of the infamous exams, an annual moment of peak anxiety for students and parents.
The gaokao — which began on Monday and ends Wednesday — is typically the most stressful point of a Chinese student’s life, with results determining admission into universities and sh…
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