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| Paramedics are ready to take students' temperature before they enter the exam center in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on July 7, 2020.(Photo by=CFP) |
[아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자]
The annual national college entrance examination, or Gaokao in Chinese,which is deemed as one of the most important and influential exams in China as many students and their parents believe that the exams are an influential factor in their future careers and lives.
On the day of the examination, all give way to the participating students. Police officers are on call to help students in need and on their guard to ensure a clear traffic; medics are stationed at each exam site ready with first aid for candidates if needed; and subway systems have opened a fast lane to help Gaokao candidates enter the stations as soon as possible.
In the central Chinese city of Wuhan, a team of taxi drivers has also volunteered to provide free rides to Gaokao candidates during the COVID-19. The team of 108 worked for 70 consecutive days to transport local medics from their homes to hospitals during the city's months-long lockdown.
Each of them drove over 100 kilometers a day. The team have been commended for being dedicated to the public interest since their deeds circulated on the social media. Some people left comments, saying "It’s these people on the ordinary post who have touched the public."
