{"id":1811,"date":"2020-05-08T14:13:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T06:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2020-09-14T22:15:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:15:34","slug":"creative-anti-coronavirus-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/creative-anti-coronavirus-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Anti-Coronavirus Solutions Let Vietnamese Students Have A Laughter-Filled First Day Back In School"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vietnamese students\u2019 creative anti-coronavirus solutions<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Even though the COVID-19 pandemic is under control, it\u2019s imperative that we remain vigilant by taking preventive measures because we are not out of the woods yet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For this reason, safety measures schools across Vietnam are ramped up<\/strong><\/a> to keep community transmission of COVID-19 at bay as students return to their classes – many with creative solutions on top of the guidelines put in place.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Different types of masks worn by students<\/h3>\n
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In compliance with the mandatory regulations on safety in school<\/a>, students have to wear masks to class.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: <\/em>Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ta<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

For students in Ho Chi Minh City, the People\u2019s Committee has pledged to provide 9 free masks to each student,<\/strong><\/a> which means 3 masks for each month from now onwards till the end of July. <\/strong><\/p>\n

However, students are free to choose what kind of masks they want to wear, which led to many wearing ninja masks, full face masks that only reveal their eye, in colorfully patterned fabric, or even gas masks to school.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: <\/em>Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ta<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Why creative solutions are required<\/h3>\n
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Even though wearing masks in public has been compulsory for the past few months, it presents new difficulties when a student has to wear a mask for the entire duration of the school day.<\/p>\n

Wearing masks continuously for a long period of time, say, 2 or 3 hours, can cause respiratory distress. <\/strong>It\u2019s even more challenging when one has to communicate verbally when wearing them.<\/p>\n

Plus, classrooms have not been allowed to use air-conditioning as mandated by authorities, because that may increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission.<\/p>\n

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Image credit: <\/em>Michael Kong<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>In a post on a Facebook group H\u1ecdc sinh TP. H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh<\/a> that has garnered over 1,000 likes at the time of writing, Michael Kong<\/a>, a student in Ho Chi Minh City shared his struggles on his first day back in school.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s summertime and the heat is peaking, around 38-39\u00b0C. The school does not allow students to turn on the air-cons, so the classroom is very hot. I attend classes in the morning and still find the heat intolerable, let alone those who go to afternoon class,\u201d said Michael Kong<\/a> in his post.<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cApart from harsh weather, students also have to wear masks in class: it\u2019s very hot and hard to breathe. <\/strong>When I removed the mask for just a second trying to breathe, I was asked to put it back on immediately. I feel bad for students who wear glasses with masks on while riding motorcycles or bicycles. It\u2019s very dangerous for them, as their breath tends to blur the glasses and affect their vision.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dividers installed between desks<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Some schools put up dividers on the desks<\/strong> while others arranged the desks<\/strong> to have a 1-2-m gap in order to minimize community transmission and obey social distancing guidelines.<\/p>\n

To prevent students from feeling isolated, some schools even used transparent plastic for the dividers so students can still see each other while keeping to safety guidelines.<\/p>\n

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\nTransparent dividers on tables in a school canteen
\n<\/em>Image credit: <\/em>Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ta<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Funny anti-coronavirus solutions by Vietnamese schools and students<\/span><\/h3>\n
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While it\u2019s challenging to adjust to returning to school with safety measures in place, the schools and students have managed it with a smile on their faces, and with creative solutions. The good news now is that the Ministry of Education has lifted the rule on wearing masks in classes.<\/p>\n

The updated guidelines say that students only have to wear masks when outside the classrooms. The air-conditioning can also be switched on, but must be switched off and windows have to be opened to ventilate the classrooms at the end of each lesson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hopefully, the relaxation of safety rules will make it easier for students to adapt to their return to school, study better, and achieve good results in the upcoming exams.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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