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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Health
Divya Gopalan

Hong Kong students to take key exam amid coronavirus controls

Hong Kong students to take key exam amid coronavirus controls

As Hong Kong's new coronavirus infections taper off, students are preparing to take an important state examination.

The government has issued guidelines such as social distancing but the situation is of little comfort to students already stressed by the pressure to perform.

Al Jazeera's Divya Gopalan reports from Hong Kong.

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