China gets COVID-prevention ready for gaokao with record test takers
China is getting ready for the national college entrance exam for 2022, known as the gaokao, with a record test takers of some 11.93 million expected to take the make-or-break exam — the largest gathering ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The event will test the country's hard-won epidemic control system, following sporadic flare-ups in multiple places.