A university in China has baffled students after it moved its mandatory swimming test “online” in response to the city’s Covid outbreaks. Shanghai University said students who had yet to complete a 50-metre swimming test before graduating could now do so from home. Students took to social media to mock the suggestion, said Insider, with one posting a video of himself diving into bed, complete with goggles and a swim cap.
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