All junior and senior high schools in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, resumed class, as students in the first and second years returned to school on April 20, according to local officials.

A teacher gives a lecture on epidemic prevention to junior high school students at Xi'an Foreign Language School. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

Schools will provide guarantees for teachers and students on various areas including materials security, health monitoring and disinfections.

Junior high school students at Xi'an Foreign Language School queue up to go through a body temperature monitoring system before heading off to class. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

Students get down to the business of learning at Xi'an Foreign Language School. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]