Intravenous education: China hospitals set up ‘classrooms’ so sick children can study during nationwide outbreak of respiratory diseases, earns online backlash

Medical centres across China allow children to do homework on a drip. ‘Homework zones’ face online criticism that they are unfair on children. — SCMP

As China enters a seasonal outbreak of respiratory infectious diseases, the issue of special “homework zones” being set up in hospitals for primary and secondary school students has become the subject of much public debate.

Recent photos of young pupils doing their homework in hospital have gone viral on mainland social media, the state broadcaster CCTV reported.