Chain COVID-19 Infection Among 4 Including Instructor and Students at Busanjin-gu Academy

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jonghyo] At Academy A in Busanjin-gu, where a private academy instructor and a female high school student were consecutively diagnosed with COVID-19, another high school student attending the academy has also tested positive.

Choi Mo (17), a student at Academy A, was confirmed to have been infected on the 22nd while receiving lessons from the academy director, who is Busan case number 54. Choi was tested and confirmed positive on the 3rd after showing symptoms of phlegm and cough during self-quarantine.

Academy A has revealed a chain infection involving the instructor (Busan case 36), the director (Busan case 54), the female high school student (Busan case 70), and now Choi.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education identified 120 students attending another academy in Dangam-dong, Busanjin-gu, where Choi also studied, along with Choi’s family members, and placed them all under voluntary quarantine. At the same time, they are strongly urging academies in the Busan area to participate in temporary closures and are strengthening guidance and enforcement together with five education support offices.

Meanwhile, a teacher at Busan C Special School was also confirmed as a COVID-19 case (Busan case 81). This teacher is presumed to have been infected by their mother, who was previously diagnosed (Busan case 78). Although the teacher was newly assigned on February 21, they did not visit the school due to the delayed start of the semester, and it has been confirmed that there was no contact with other staff or students.

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