Korea Teachers' Association President Tests Positive for COVID-19... 65 Jeonnam Educators Attend Forum

Text message sent by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Situation Room for forum participants (Photo by Reader)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] It was revealed that Ha Yun-su, chairman of the Korea Federation of Private Schools, tested positive for COVID-19, and it is known that a majority of the 65 private school staff members from the Jeonnam region attended the event that day.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education on the 25th, the office's situation room conducted an emergency investigation and secured the list of attendees at the private school innovation plan forum held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the 19th, and ordered all 65 attendees to self-quarantine until the 9th of next month.

The Jeonnam Office of Education identified private school teachers and administrative directors from the Jeonnam region who attended the large private school forum through an emergency investigation starting after 8 p.m. the previous day.

The schools where the attending staff work are a total of 21 schools across the region: 4 schools in Mokpo, 2 in Yeonggwang, 2 in Boseong, 1 in Gokseong, 9 in Yeosu, and 3 in Suncheon.

A Jeonnam Office of Education official said, “After the forum, it was confirmed that attendees from the Jeonnam region visited 21 schools. The visited schools will undergo disinfection, and special disinfection will be conducted by tracking the movement paths of the attendees. We also requested the Health and Medical Center to identify the staff members, their families, and other contacts to enforce self-quarantine.”

In response to the COVID-19 virus and the national infectious disease crisis alert being raised from ‘caution’ to ‘serious,’ the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education expanded and reorganized the existing emergency response team into an ‘Accident Response Headquarters’ on the 24th and is thoroughly focusing on COVID-19 prevention and management.

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