Multimedia Photos Students in HCM City eager for school return Monday, 12:59, 01/03/2021 VOV.VN - As many as 1.7 million students in Ho Chi Minh City came back to school on March 1 following an extended one-month break caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Students don face masks as they queue up at the gates of Trung Vuong high school in District 1. Other precautions include everyone having their body temperature measured. This comes as staff members and teachers thoroughly spray disinfectant around all schools ahead of welcoming back returning students. A teacher measures the body temperature of students before they enter the school. Each classroom has a bottle of hand sanitizer at the door. Students participate in a ceremony that involves saluting the national flag every Monday in their classroom. Students receive lucky money following the long break for Tet caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students in Dao Duy Anh high school wear face masks in the classroom. A range of COVID-19 pandemic prevention measures have been strictly implemented at Nguyen Binh Khiem primary school in District 1. All schools throughout the southern city closely follow the Health Ministry’s COVID-19 pandemic prevention measures on the first day of schools reopening. VOV Photos: Dantri.com.vn Mời quý độc giả theo dõi VOV.VN trên