由于新冠病毒的爆发，高考将被推迟一个月，于7月7日和8日举行。

The national college entrance examination, or gaokao, will be postponed¹ for a month to July 7 to 8 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry² of Education said. 

 

Authorities in Hubei province and Beijing can come up with their own gaokao schedule based on the epidemic³ situation which will be published after consulting with the ministry, it said in a notice on Tuesday.

 

10.71 million students will sit the exam this year.

 

The gaokao, widely considered one of the most important exams in the country, has been held every year from June 7 to 8 since 2003.

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