Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Recommends Kindergarten Closures in Gwangsan and Buk Districts

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 7th that it has issued additional closure recommendations for kindergartens in Gwangsan-gu and Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

Kindergartens in Gwangsan-gu, where the residences and visited hospitals of confirmed patients No. 16 and 18 are located, are recommended to close from the 10th to the 17th, and kindergartens in Buk-gu, adjacent to Gwangsan-gu, are recommended to close from the 10th to the 11th.

Dong-gu, Seo-gu, and Nam-gu will operate normally from the 10th.

The Gwangju Office of Education will provide emergency care services for kindergartens that close, and once the list of confirmed closed kindergartens is compiled, it will be promptly posted on the Office of Education’s website.

Emergency notices will also be sent to parents of children attending the closed kindergartens.

For elementary schools, all 27 schools located in Gwangsan-gu will temporarily suspend elementary after-school care classrooms and after-school educational activities until the 17th.

Additionally, to prevent the spread of infectious diseases among local residents, the opening of school sports facilities will be temporarily suspended from the 8th to the 17th. All staff members are also urged to refrain from overseas business trips and travel to infected areas.

Deputy Superintendent Oh Seunghyun said, “To prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection, we have issued selective ‘closure recommendations’ for kindergartens. Since the opening of school sports facilities is inevitably suspended, we ask for the cooperation and understanding of current users.”

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