China must strive to contain its current wave of coronavirus infections by the end of August, its health minister told the state-run Xinhua news agency, as students prepare to return to schools and universities in September.
“Back-to-school season will start in September, and tertiary institutions and secondary and primary schools will start as scheduled,” National Health Commission director Ma Xiaowei said on Monday.
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