After three years of following strict Covid-19 protocols, China is witnessing the biggest wave of the pandemic with a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases. Nearly 248 million people contracted the virus in the first 20 days of December this year, according to the recently released minutes from an internal meeting of China's National Health Commission.
Stranded at home: Indians studying medicine in China desperate to return to college
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Last Updated: Jul 11, 2021, 01:18 PM IST
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While online classes have been continuing, the lack of access to hands-on practical classes puts a big question mark on their education and future as medical doctors, said several students.
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According to 2019 data, over 23,000 Indian students studied in different courses in Chinese universities and colleges. Of them, over 21,000 enrolled to study MBBS.
Thousands of Indians studying medicine in China came home early last year for their winter break and have remained stranded since, unable to return as Covid tightened its grip and now getting more anxious as the months roll by with no clarity on when Beijing will lift travel restrictions.