复课后应坚持"户外120分钟"原则预防学生近视

As schools nationwide have gradually reopened following the stabilization of the domestic novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, the National Health Commission has urged schools to ensure sufficient outdoor activities for students.

随着国内新冠肺炎疫情稳定，全国各地的学校陆续复课，国家卫健委敦促学校确保学生有充足的户外活动时间。

Schools should guarantee at least two hours of outdoor activities a day for pupils. For students who have been diagnosed as nearsighted, the outdoor hours can be extended.

学校应每天保证两小时以上的孩子户外活动时间。对于已经近视的孩子来说，应该更长时间进行户外活动。

It is important to urge children to go outside during recess while making sure that sports activities are rolled out at staggered hours.

学校应确保学生在大课间能在户外活动，同时也要确保错时、错峰开展体育活动。

When organizing mass eyesight screening programs on campus, Wang said outdoor spaces or spacious, well-ventilated facilities are preferred. It is also important to disinfect testing equipment regularly, wear face masks and maintain social distancing during checks.

如果学校要组织集体视力筛查，学校应该尽可能选择在露天场所或者相对比较空旷的体育馆、通风条件良好的场所进行筛查。检查设备要尽可能做到一个孩子一次消毒，学生在检查过程中要戴好口罩，保持安全距离。

The overall myopia rate among teenagers reduces by more than 0.5 percentage points per year from 2018 until 2023. Provinces with a high incidence of myopia are required to cut at least 1 percentage point per year.

到2023年，力争实现全国儿童青少年总体近视率在2018年的基础上每年降低0.5个百分点以上；近视高发省份每年降低1个百分点以上。

By 2030, the myopia rate for 6-year-old children should be below 3 percent, for primary school students, below 38 percent, for middle school students, below 60 percent, and for high school students, below 70 percent.

到2030年，6岁儿童近视率控制在3%左右，小学生近视率下降到38%以下，初中生近视率下降到60%以下，高中阶段学生近视率下降到70%以下。