Candidates Take Gaokao amid Strict Epidemic Control

Candidates to take the national college entrance examination, or gaokao, walk into a test site at a high school in Beijing on July 7, 2020. Students should have their temperature checked before entering test sites and wear masks throughout the exams. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/China Daily]

A gaokao candidate enters a test site in Beijing on July 7, 2020. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/China Daily]

Teachers holding up placards cheer for the students outside a test site in Beijing on July 7, 2020. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily]

A candidate enters a test site in Beijing on July 7, 2020. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/China Daily]

A candidate has his temperature taken before entering a test site in Beijing on July 7, 2020. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily]