School Close/Reopen Status in Global Metropolis
School Close/Reopen Status in 31 provinces/municipalities, China
Starting from March 16 till April 27, all 31 Chinese provinces/municipalities with schools staggered reopened. According to Chinese Ministry of Education, by May 11, 2020, there are more than 100 million students (elementary/middle/high schools, and colleges) returned to schools, which constitute 39% of total number of students in China.
1. Regions with Low Risk of Covid-19 Transmission
Few local and imported cases before and throughout school reopening.
2. Regions with Mid Risk of Covid-19 Transmission
Continuous imported cases and mixing with locals which can be tested, traced and isolated before and throughout school reopening. There are 3 province/municipalities with schools staggered reopening on April 27, 2020.
3. Regions with Cluster-Infection Incidents
Community transmission incidents, and/or spike of imported cases
References:
1. Local Ministry of Health/CDC daily official update
2. Ministry of Education and/or national newspaper
3. Wikipedia city info
4. Wikipedia countries by hospital beds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_hospital_beds#cite_note-Jason2020-7
Regions with Low Risk of Covid-19 Transmission
Few local and imported cases before and throughout school reopening. From March 16 to April 23, 2020, there are 27 provinces with schools staggered reopened. Examples of Low/high population densities, low/high number of confirmed cases: Xinjiang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
References
1. Tencent News: Covid-19 Update compiled with Chinese local gov/CDC data.
https://news.qq.com/zt2020/page/feiyan.htm?from=timeline&isappinstalled=0#/?nojump=1
2. Ministry of Education and/or national newspaper
Regions with Mid Risk of Covid-19 Transmission
Continuous imported cases and mixing with locals which can be tested, traced and isolated before and throughout school reopening. There are 3 province/municipalities with schools staggered reopening on April 27, 2020: Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong.
References
1. Tencent News: Covid-19 Update compiled with Chinese local gov/CDC data.
https://news.qq.com/zt2020/page/feiyan.htm?from=timeline&isappinstalled=0#/?nojump=1
2. Ministry of Education and/or national newspaper
Regions with Cluster-Infection Incidents
Community transmission incidents, and/or spike of imported cases
References
1. Tencent News: Covid-19 Update compiled with Chinese local gov/CDC data.
https://news.qq.com/zt2020/page/feiyan.htm?from=timeline&isappinstalled=0#/?nojump=1
2. Ministry of Education and/or national newspaper