'COVID-19 Confirmed' Debate, Jeonnam Educators Attend, Increasing Anxiety

Jeollanam-do Office of Education building. Photo by Jeonnam Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Anxiety is growing as it has been revealed that 65 private school staff members from the Jeonnam region attended a forum where Ha Yun-su, chairman of the Korea Federation of Teachers' Associations, who was diagnosed with COVID-19, was present.

According to the Jeollanam-do Office of Education on the 25th, the office identified 65 private school officials from the province who attended the forum titled "Moon Jae-in Government's Private School Innovation Plan, What Is the Problem?" held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 19th, and placed them under self-quarantine.

This measure was taken after it was belatedly confirmed that Ha Yun-su, chairman of the Korea Federation of Teachers' Associations, who attended the forum, was a COVID-19 confirmed case. They will self-quarantine for two weeks until the 4th of next month, starting from the day of the meeting, the 19th.

Additionally, the schools to which the attendees belong have been closed from that day, emergency disinfection is being conducted, and contact tracing is being strengthened to isolate additional individuals who had contact with them.

A parent of an elementary school student in Jeonnam complained, "The education office or schools should not just sit at desks discussing prevention guidelines or holding meetings; they need to find fundamental solutions. Even though entrance and opening ceremonies were postponed, nothing has been resolved, so the anxiety remains."

Currently, kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools in Jeonnam are postponing entrance ceremonies and normal classes for one week to prevent COVID-19.

In addition, some daycare centers in areas such as Gwangyang, Jangheung, Gangjin, and Wando are also closed under the authority of local government heads and are providing emergency childcare, focusing on preventing the spread of COVID-19.

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