Candidates wear masks Measures to prevent infection even in high school entrance examination Osaka March 11 13:46
In the midst of the spread of the new coronavirus, entrance examinations for prefectural high schools were held in Osaka Prefecture on the 11th, and students took on the examination by wearing masks.
In Osaka Prefecture, entrance examinations were held at 144 public high schools including Osaka Prefectural Government and Osaka City on November 11.
Of these, at the prefectural Otemae High School in Chuo-ku, Osaka, more than 500 test-takers took the test while taking measures such as putting on a mask.
At Otemae High School, as a measure to prevent the transmission of the new coronavirus, teachers acting as test directors also wore masks and distributed test questions and explained precautions.
They usually opened the windows of the closed corridors to ventilate them, and prepared disinfectants at the entrance of the gymnasium, where the test takers gathered, and at the toilets.
In addition, there was an examination room for students with symptoms such as fever, but none of them used.
In Osaka Prefecture, a supplementary examination will be conducted on March 21 for those who failed to take the examination on the 11th due to infection with the new coronavirus.
In addition, the announcement of the results will be posted on the bulletin board at the prefectural government's homepage so that they can be confirmed without going out, in addition to sticking out on bulletin boards at each high school.