SHANGHAI —&nbsp;Shanghai's education bureau has asked most grades in primary, middle and high school to hold classes online from Monday (Dec 19) as worsening Covid-19 infections hit major cities across China.

The bureau on Saturday also asked kindergartens and childcare centres in the financial hub to shut all in-person classes from Monday, according to an online statement.

China last week jettisoned some of the world's toughest anti Covid-19 curbs and is now experiencing a spike in infections, with fears Covid-19 could sweep across its 1.4 billion population during next month's Lunar New Year holiday.

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Students arrive at a restaurant for lunch at Minhang Experimental High School amid the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Shanghai, China, on Dec 1, 2020.

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SHANGHAI — Shanghai's education bureau has asked most grades in primary, middle and high school to hold classes online from Monday (Dec 19) as worsening Covid-19 infections hit major cities across China. The bureau on Saturday also asked kindergartens and childcare centres in the financial hub to shut all in-person classes from Monday, according to an online statement. China last...

Shanghai asks schools to hold classes online from Dec 19