Park Neung-hoo: "Avoid Visiting Karaoke Rooms and PC Rooms Near Schools"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Park Neung-hoo, the first deputy head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of Health and Welfare), on the 22nd urged, "Please refrain from visiting multi-use facilities with a high risk of infection such as karaoke rooms and PC rooms around schools" in relation to sporadic infections of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

At the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting held at the Government Complex Sejong on the same day, Deputy Head Park said, "COVID-19 infections that started in Itaewon continue to sporadically occur in the local community through clubs, pubs, karaoke rooms, and the like."

The government emphasized that since the return to school for third-year high school students began on the 20th, cooperation from everyone including schools, families, and local communities is necessary.

Deputy Head Park said, "Everyone must protect students with the heart of a parent and do their best to provide treatment and prevent the spread of infection," and repeatedly requested, "Let us not forget that we are one community for the precious school life of students."

At the meeting, the government checked the status of schools nationwide on the third day of in-person classes and identified cases where classes were temporarily suspended due to confirmed cases in the local area.

They also reviewed how students showing suspected COVID-19 symptoms such as fever and sore throat were handled at schools, and confirmed the quarantine response measures in the Seoul metropolitan area where confirmed cases have been increasing recently.

Furthermore, to prevent the spread of infection in 'high-risk facilities' with high infection concerns, they re-examined the key quarantine rules to be observed and discussed measures to accurately and promptly identify people who visited those facilities.

Deputy Head Park said, "For the students attending school and for the safety and health of the entire local community, I once again ask for the practice of 'social distancing in daily life,'" and added, "The quarantine authorities will maintain an emergency response system with the Ministry of Education and respond promptly to all situations."

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