The Ministry of Education made it clear that three situations could not start school on the 27th, and the Ministry of Education held a press conference to introduce the epidemic prevention situation in autumn semester.

It was revealed at the meeting that all localities and schools should effectively strengthen the health monitoring of personnel before returning to school, accurately grasp the health status and itinerary of teachers and students 14 days before returning to school, suspend the opening of schools in medium and high-risk areas, and suspend the return of teachers and students with life history in medium and high-risk areas. Overseas teachers and students will not return to school without receiving the notice from the school.

Teachers and students in colleges and universities are required to strictly carry out nucleic acid testing, hold negative certificates of nucleic acid testing within 48 hours after the start of school, take personal protective measures on the way back to school, and do necessary nucleic acid testing after entering school.

Wang Dengfeng, director of the Office of the Leading Group for the Response to the COVID-19 Epidemic of the Ministry of Education and director of the Department of Sports, Health and Art Education, said that the Ministry of Education clearly stated that schools of all levels and types could not start school because they did not meet the local epidemic prevention and control requirements.

The implementation of various epidemic prevention and control measures on campus is not in place, and the school cannot start school. Without a detailed and feasible emergency plan, the school cannot start school.

Primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in Shanghai have officially opened. According to the requirements, primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in Shanghai are required to enter the school within 24 hours after the start of school on September 1 day, and cannot enter for more than 24 hours.

Shanghai, referred to as "Shanghai" or "Shen" for short, is the largest economic center and an important international financial center city in China, and the first batch of coastal open cities. Shanghai lies in the east of China.