우즈베키스탄 140만명 수험생, 코로나19 피해 야외 시험<br /><br />Students wearing masks get their temperatures checked and hands sanitized before entering the test site.<br />Almost one and a half million students applying for universities in Uzbekistan are sitting their entrance exams outside this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />With safety the number one priority, masks and gloves are mandatory throughout the test.<br />"The exams are being conducted in the open-air and each group consists of 30 applicants. We are strictly monitoring sanitary measures, applicants and supervisors are wearing face masks and gloves."<br />"I think that exams in the open-air are better than in closed areas because our body cannot function well in overcrowded areas, in the open-air, it is much better."<br />Thousands of students will sit the tests each day until September 14th, ahead of the new term beginning in October.<br />
