On March 13, the Ministry of Education, the National Health Commission and the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention jointly issued the Notice on Printing and Distributing the Technical Scheme for the Prevention and Control of Novel Coronavirus Infection in Colleges, Primary and Secondary Schools and Nursery Care Centers (Seventh Edition), clearing that teachers and students are not required to wear masks after the start of semester in colleges, primary and secondary schools and nursery care centers.

Colleges

After the semester starting in colleges, teachers and students on campus are not required to wear masks. They can choose whether to wear masks according to their own health conditions and will. The medical staff, catering staff, accommodation staff, express delivery staff, security staff, cleaning staff and other staff on campus should wear medical surgical masks when working.

Primary and secondary schools

Wear masks scientifically according to the scenarios, groups and epidemic situations. After the semester starting, teachers and students on campus are not required to wear masks. They can choose whether to wear masks according to their own health conditions and will. The medical staff, catering staff, accommodation staff, express delivery staff, security staff, cleaning staff and other staff on campus should wear medical surgical masks when working.

When out of campus, teachers and students should wear masks scientifically according to the relevant requirements for epidemic prevention and control in the local society. In case of local epidemic, the prevention and control measures for teachers and students to wear masks on campus should be resumed.

Nursery care centers

After nursery care centers start, children do not need to wear masks while staying in the nursery care centers. Teachers and staff are not required to wear masks while staying in the nursery care centers. They can choose whether to wear masks according to their own health conditions and will.

If a novel coronavirus infected person is found in a nursery care center, the children in the class where the infected person is, as well as the teachers, staff and children in close contact with the infected person, should wear masks for five consecutive days and perform good health monitoring. Children and teachers in other classes are recommended to wear masks.

When out of nursery care centers, teachers, staff and children should wear masks scientifically according to the relevant requirements for epidemic prevention and control in the local society. In case of local epidemic, the prevention and control measures for teachers and staff to wear masks in nursery care centers should be resumed.