Education Superintendent Lee Jae-jung and Deputy Prime Minister Yoo Eun-hye Visit Suwon Maetan Elementary School for 'On-site Inspection'

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] On the 12th, Lee Jae-jung, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, visited Suwon Maetan Elementary School with Yoo Eun-hye, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education, ahead of the school opening to check the current status of COVID-19 response at the school site.

Deputy Prime Minister Yoo and Superintendent Lee inspected the school health room, cafeteria, and after-school care classroom, examining the status of school quarantine supplies and emergency care operations.

Superintendent Lee said, "We will support schools to properly prepare masks and disinfectants to prevent the spread of COVID-19," and urged, "Please pay attention to seat arrangements in classrooms and cafeterias as part of social distancing."

Deputy Prime Minister Yoo and Superintendent Lee also visited the site where air purifiers were installed at Suwon Maetan Elementary School and urged thorough operation and management for the health and safety of students.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education completed the installation of air purifiers in all kindergartens, elementary, and middle schools in the province, finishing with Suwon Maetan Elementary School.

Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Yoo stated that it is "difficult to make a hasty judgment" regarding the possibility of further delays in the school opening.

She added, "The decision on whether to further delay the school opening will be made by comprehensively considering the opinions of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and experts," and "For now, preparations are being made on the premise of opening school on the 23rd."

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