US Washington Post Focuses on "Korea Resuming School Attendance Amid Effective Quarantine Measures"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] The American daily newspaper The Washington Post (WP) prominently reported online that South Korea, which has been praised for its proactive quarantine measures against the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), has resumed in-person school classes, accompanied by nine photos.

On the 26th (local time), WP published photos of Korean schools under the headline "A picture is worth a thousand words: How South Korea reopened schools," stating, "These photos show how students and teachers are trying to prevent this disease." WP evaluated that the resumption of in-person classes in Korean schools, which began on the 20th of this month, is attracting global attention amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak worldwide.

WP featured photo articles showing students eating lunch in a cafeteria with transparent plastic partitions at Doan High School in Daejeon, students wearing masks during class, and teachers installing partitions on desks at Jeonghwa Girls' High School in Daegu. Along with these, a total of nine photos were published, including disinfection work at a high school cafeteria in Gwangju, hand sanitizer, masks, and name tags placed in baskets on desks at Jungdae Elementary School in Seoul, and scenes of masked students and teachers in class at a high school in Jeju.

WP reported, "South Korea closed schools several months ago to prevent the spread of COVID-19 but has recently begun reopening them. It is implementing new social distancing and preventive measures to continue sharply reducing the COVID-19 mortality rate." It added, "At the end of February, South Korea had more confirmed cases than any country except China, but after swift and strong contact tracing programs and quarantine measures, the COVID-19 death toll remains under 300."

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