On the First Day of Second School Return in Daegu, a Known 12th Grader Tests Positive... Five High Schools Switch to Remote Classes
On May 26, at Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital in Jung-gu, Daegu, disinfection and quarantine company personnel wore protective suits to disinfect the hospital interior that had been used as a COVID-19 isolation ward.
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] On the first day of the second phase of school reopening on the 27th, it was revealed that one high school senior (grade 3) student in Daegu tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
According to the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education on the 27th, a grade 3 student at Oseong High School in Suseong-gu was confirmed positive for COVID-19 late the previous night. This student had been notified to refrain from attending school through the NEIS self-diagnosis system on the second day of the grade 3 school reopening, the 21st, and was in voluntary quarantine for four days before returning to school on the 25th.
On the 25th, although the student's temperature was normal, they showed coughing symptoms. The homeroom teacher moved the student to a temporary observation room and contacted the parents to have the student tested. The health center's test results came out late on the night of the 26th.
According to the epidemiological investigation by health authorities, the student wore a mask continuously at school on the 25th except during meal times, and no close contacts were identified other than classmates.
However, it was revealed that after school, the student had contact with students attending other schools, raising concerns about additional infections.
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Accordingly, in an emergency countermeasure meeting held until dawn on the 27th, the Office of Education and Daegu city officials decided to suspend in-person classes at Oseong High School and four nearby schools?Namsan High School, Siji High School, Neungin High School, and Jungang High School?and switch to remote learning. At the same time, they planned to conduct epidemiological investigations and complete specimen testing of contacts as quickly as possible.
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