China Locks Hundreds of Students in School After Teacher Gets Covid
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Parents gathered outside a primary school in Beijing late into the night on Monday, anxiously waiting for their children who’d been caught in a snap lockdown triggered by a teacher being diagnosed with Covid-19.
The principal came out a little past midnight, telling them some of the kids would have to quarantine. Each could have one parent accompany them through the two weeks of isolation. For students whose test results hadn’t yet come back, parents were asked to bring quilts and pillows to spend the night at school.