Myanmar reopens high schools after two-month suspension due to COVID-19

A teacher wearing a face mask measures a student's body temperature at the entrance to a high school which has reopened amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Yangon, Myanmar, July 21, 2020. (Xinhua/U Aung)

Myanmar reopened over half of high schools on Tuesday after nearly two-month suspension due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Myanmar's academic year usually starts in June, but this year's term was delayed due to the pandemic in the country.

Of 5,830 high schools which went under inspection by the respective authorities, a total of 3,772 high schools reopened as the first phase of reopening schools.

Under new normal ways, the schools reopened with preventive measures such as socially distanced classrooms, multiple-shift systems and others.

A teacher wearing personal protective gear measures a student's body temperature at the entrance to a high school which has reopened amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Yangon, Myanmar, July 21, 2020. (Xinhua/U Aung)

A student wearing a mask washes his hands at a high school which has reopened amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Yangon, Myanmar, July 21, 2020. (Xinhua/U Aung)

A teacher wearing personal protective gear checks the student name list at a high school which has reopened amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Yangon, Myanmar, July 21, 2020. (Xinhua/U Aung)