Lilly Wong, a primary school teacher in Beijing, is bracing herself for extra work as China’s coronavirus epidemic seems to be stabilising. The increased demand is not extra hours in her day job but her side hustle, as one of the so-called “super tutors” who can demand as much as $300 for 45 minutes work.
“Some students do not have the ability to study by themselves, so in order to catch up at school they will have to hire super tutors,” she says through a translator.
The school semester has not yet started, but because of the closure during quarantine, Ms Wong says parents will be seeking extra help so their children can catch up for the Senior High School Entrance examination, or Zhongkao.
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