The provinces and cities that announced to start online courses in March are: Shanghai (online education on March 2nd), Anhui (online course on March 5th), Jiangsu (online course on March 24th), Jilin (online course on February 24th) and Heilongjiang (online course on March 2nd).
The provinces and cities that announced the orderly start of school in March are: Henan (orderly start of school on March 1 day).
The rest of the provinces and cities are still in an uncertain state, and there is no clear statement about the opening of the school.
Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases.
Article 42 In the event of an outbreak or epidemic of infectious diseases, the local people's governments at or above the county level shall immediately organize forces to carry out prevention and control in accordance with the prevention and control plan and cut off the transmission route of infectious diseases. When necessary, the following emergency measures can be taken and announced after being approved by the people's government at the next higher level: (1) restricting or stopping performances in markets, theaters or other places where people gather; (2) suspension of work, business or classes; (three) closed or sealed public drinking water sources, food and related items contaminated by infectious disease pathogens; (4) controlling or culling wild animals, domestic animals and poultry infected with the epidemic; (five) closed places that may cause the spread of infectious diseases.
Article 45 In the event of an outbreak or epidemic of infectious diseases, the State Council has the right to urgently mobilize personnel or reserve materials and temporarily requisition houses, vehicles and related facilities and equipment throughout the country or across provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.