32 Students and 16 Teachers Returned from Hubei Province, China Are Under Self-Quarantine

Ministry of Education Conducts Nationwide Survey of Elementary, Middle, and High Schools... Asymptomatic Students Prohibited from Attending School for 14 Days

On the morning of the 28th, at Terminal 1 arrival hall of Incheon International Airport, people arriving from Shanghai, China, were guided to submit health status questionnaires at the quarantine station. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency designated the entire region of China as a quarantine target contaminated area in relation to the novel coronavirus and made quarantine and submission of health status questionnaires mandatory for all arrivals. / Yeongjongdo - Photo by Kim Hyunmin kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] There are 32 students who have visited Hubei Province, China, the origin of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia), and are currently under self-quarantine without attending school.

According to the Ministry of Education on the 29th, as of 8 p.m. on the 28th, the number of students under self-quarantine nationwide was counted as 32 in total: 7 elementary school students, 17 middle school students, and 8 high school students.

These students visited Hubei Province, China, and have not yet passed 14 days since their return. Following the guidelines of health and education authorities, they are not attending school and are staying at home. Attendance is recognized during self-quarantine.

Currently, 16 school staff members are also under self-quarantine for the same reason: 7 from elementary schools, 4 from middle schools, and 5 from high schools.

The Ministry of Education explained that there are currently no students or teachers among confirmed or suspected cases of the novel coronavirus.

Additionally, the Ministry plans to check by the 30th how many university students and staff nationwide have visited Hubei Province or are under self-quarantine due to suspected symptoms.

Earlier, considering that schools are reopening this week, the Ministry of Education notified metropolitan and provincial offices of education and schools of all levels on the 27th to conduct a full survey of students and staff who visited Hubei Province and to prohibit their attendance. Furthermore, guidelines have been issued to strengthen school disinfection and to conduct infectious disease prevention education for all students at each school.

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