Xinhua news agency, Taiyuan, December 25 - “after the examination, please stop answering.”

Soon after the bell rang, the candidates came out of the examination room of Jiwang middle school one after another, and the snow stopped all morning.

On the 25th, the national postgraduate entrance examination kicked off, which took place at the entrance of Jiwang middle school in Jishan County, Shanxi Province.

On December 25, the examinees of Jiwang middle school in Jishan County, Shanxi Province walked out of the examination room. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chai Ting

The test center of Jiwang middle school was a “special test center” set up two days ago. This opened the way for 339 candidates detained due to the COVID-19.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, Jishan County, Yuncheng City found a person with positive novel coronavirus nucleic acid test during routine touch and discharge of the returned personnel in Xi’an. On the 23rd, the expert group diagnosed him as asymptomatic.

After the outbreak of the epidemic, the local government quickly carried out emergency response work, designated the place where the infected person passed as a closed control area, and implemented control measures such as suspending business in business places and people only entering and leaving. At the same time, the first round of nucleic acid detection of novel coronavirus was carried out in the sealed control area, control area and prevention area.

“After the implementation of control, I can’t get out. I’m crying.” Examinee Zhang Yankun’s examination room is in Yuncheng ideal school. The distance from home to the examination room is 60 kilometers, which is difficult for him to reach.

Also “a little flustered” is Yao Shuai. Since April this year, he has reviewed and prepared for eight months, “won’t your efforts be in vain?” Yao Shuai is worried.

The turnaround came quickly. “I received a call from the education department on the evening of the 23rd.” Examinee Chen zeqian said that he was so happy that the examination room was available, and it was actually a “local battle”.

After hanging up, Chen zeqian returned the hotel booked in Yuncheng in advance.

On December 25, the examinees of Jiwang middle school in Jishan County, Shanxi Province walked out of the examination room. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chai Ting

Also receiving the call was Zhao Xuebin, principal of Jiwang middle school. “At 9:30 p.m. on the 23rd, I received a call from the county recruitment center to set up a temporary examination center in Jiwang middle school so that the candidates left behind in the county can take the exam smoothly.” Zhao Xuebin said.

Put down the phone, Zhao Xuebin quickly organized and held the headmaster’s office meeting to make relevant work arrangements.

According to the process and scheme required by the superior department, at more than 6 a.m. on the 24th, the staff of Jiwang middle school began to arrange the examination room. 18 examination rooms, 5 spare examination rooms and 2 hot examination rooms were quickly arranged.

The settings of each examination room are different. According to the relevant staff, there are more than 30 candidates in these examination rooms, and at least one candidate. “Different majors and categories require fine settings.”

“There’s a lot of pressure.” Zhao Xuebin said that on the one hand, we should ensure the safety and smoothness of the postgraduate examination, and also ensure the safety of more than 2000 teachers and students on the campus.

On December 25, staff members were disinfection and sterilization in the examination center of Jiwang middle school in Jishan County, Shanxi Province. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chai Ting

Finally, the school opened up the teaching area of senior one and senior two into an independent “examination area” and vacated the classroom as the examination site.

The relevant person in charge of Jishan County Education Bureau told reporters that in addition to the 339 candidates, two candidates took the exam in the isolation Hotel, “sending the exam in the whole process, invigilating the exam in the whole process and recording the whole process.”

“I’m not too worried about not being able to take the exam. I believe the government will have a way.” After receiving his daughter-in-law Xiao Jia, sister Shi from Qinghe Village, Jishan county quickly left. She wanted to give Xiao Jia enough rest time to deal with the subsequent exam.

On December 25, at the test center of Jiwang middle school in Jishan County, Shanxi Province, candidates were communicating after the first test. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chai Ting

The smooth end of the one-day examination made the more than 150 staff of Jiwang middle school feel more secure. They will continue to be ready to ensure the smooth completion of all the examinations. (reporter: sun Liangquan, Zhang Lei, Chai Ting, Chen Zhihao)