An expert panel has basically approved anti-infection measures to be taken for next year's standardized university entrance exams in Japan, which would take place amid the pandemic.
The measures will allow "close contact" to an infected person to take the test under conditions.
National and other public universities in Japan have begun staging their entrance exams, with precautions taken against the new coronavirus.
The education ministry says nearly 440,000 people have applied for the exams, down about 30,000 from last year.
Unified college and university entrance examinations are underway for high school students and graduates across Japan.
The two days of tests began on Saturday. About 550,000 applicants are sitting for this year's exams at 689 sites.