[Breaking] Ministry of Education "Collecting opinions on additional school reopening delay... Announcement next week"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyungsoo] As small-scale group infections continue to occur at the Guro call center in Seoul and the Government Sejong Complex, authorities are reconsidering the opening dates of elementary, middle, and high schools.

The Ministry of Education announced on the 14th that it will make a comprehensive judgment and announce next week whether to further postpone the opening of kindergartens and elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide.

Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye held consultations with metropolitan and provincial superintendents of education the day before. The Ministry of Education is also gathering opinions from infectious disease prevention experts and educational field representatives. The Ministry plans to make a decision after consulting with the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.

No Hong-in, the 1st Controller of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Director of Health and Medical Policy at the Ministry of Health and Welfare), said at the regular COVID-19 briefing held at the Government Sejong Complex that "opinions are divided on the necessity of further postponing school openings," adding, "We will decide as soon as possible."

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