What are the reasons behind Zhejiang's cancellation of IELTS, TOEFL and other foreign-related exams?

Due to the severe situation of epidemic prevention and control in COVID-19, Zhejiang Province, foreign language tests such as IELTS and TOEFL have been temporarily cancelled.

IELTS, TOEFL and other foreign language tests will be cancelled because of the relevant measures taken by Zhejiang Province to protect people's health and safety and effectively prevent and respond to the epidemic. The gathering of the examination crowd, if not paid attention to, will cause great problems to the spread and infection of the epidemic.

One: What's the matter?

Due to the spread of Omicron in novel coronavirus, Zhejiang is in a very severe epidemic prevention and control stage. In order to ensure the people's health and life safety, at the same time, sufficient manpower is reserved to ensure the epidemic prevention and control in the examination room. Zhejiang Province has decided to temporarily cancel the registration of IELTS, TOEFL and other foreign language tests. For national examinations such as civil service examinations and teacher examinations, every effort will be made to ensure that they are carried out as scheduled.

Second, the situation of epidemic prevention and control in COVID-19, Zhejiang Province is very grim.

Because of the influence of Omicron in novel coronavirus, the prevention and control of related epidemic situation and the nucleic acid detection of personnel are also proceeding as scheduled. However, the local government departments do not have enough manpower to control the personnel in all relevant examination rooms and check the epidemic situation. Therefore, according to the importance of examinations, it is wise for the Zhejiang provincial government to postpone foreign language examinations such as IELTS and TOEFL, but it is necessary to ensure the full implementation of some national examinations such as civil service examinations.

Three: Zhejiang IELTS TOEFL and other foreign language exams should be postponed.

Although the late registration of IELTS, TOEFL and other foreign language exams will bring some inconvenience to some candidates who have been preparing for it for a long time, I personally hope that they can understand the corresponding practices of government departments. Preventing the spread of the epidemic can not only ensure people's health and safety, but also play a very important role in restoring the country's economic development at an early date. Moreover, the temporary postponement of the exam also shows that candidates should spend enough time reviewing and strive for success in the future re-examination.