The Hubei government said the children of the frontline anti-pandemic Covid-19 health workers would receive priority points when they entered high school.

The measure aims to "better care for the provincial frontline health workers" and encourage them to be "more resolute" in the fight against corona pneumonia (Covid-19), the provincial notice. Hubei, China said today.

Under this policy, children of health-care workers who take the high school entrance exam this year may receive an additional 10 points, while children will be given priority to attend public kindergartens.

Exams play such an important role in the Chinese education system, that even young children face tough competition to enter top schools, where parents believe they will help their children get more chance to enter prestigious universities.

The decision was made at a time when Covid-19 in Hubei was extremely serious, prompting doctors and nurses to exhaust themselves from the epidemic. Many expressed mourning over the death of health workers infected with the corona virus, especially the death of Li Yunliang, an ophthalmologist in Wuhan who warned early about the disease.

However, Chinese social networking users are still opposed to the special offer that Hubei Province gives to the children of health workers.

"The decision to add points was inherently unfair. The only priority given to Hubei health workers was making it even more unfair to other provinces, because they all went there to support the epidemic prevention," one said. who raised the opinion.

Many people argue that children don't deserve reward points. "It's inappropriate for children to benefit from the dedication of their parents. That will lead to injustice in education," a social networking user commented.

Last week, China released data for the first time that six health workers had died and more than 1,700 health workers were infected with the corona virus, including more than 1,500 in Hubei province and more than 1,100 in the country alone. in the capital city of Wuhan, where the outbreak of Covid-19 was initiated.

Wuhan authorities announced yesterday that each infected physician will be given 3,000 yuan ($ 430), while families of deceased medical workers will receive 5,000 yuan (more than $ 700).