Daegu Oseong High School, COVID-19 Retest Students 'Negative' ... In-Person Classes from June 1

All 64 Contacts of 'Confirmed Student' on First Day of In-Person Classes Test Negative

On the first day of the second phase of school reopening on the 27th, one third-year high school student at Oseong High School in Suseong-gu, Daegu tested positive for COVID-19, and the main gate of Oseong High School was closed off that morning.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] One student at Daegu Oseong High School, who was re-tested due to a sample collection error after contact with a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), has received a final negative result.

Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the morning of the 29th that it received the test result from health authorities.

At Oseong High School, following the confirmation of a positive case in a third-year student, Mr. A, on the first day of school reopening on the 27th, 34 students and staff were tested. Except for one person who showed no response due to a sample collection error, all others tested negative. Additionally, 30 people who had contact with Mr. A outside of Oseong High School students (12 from five other schools, 2 out-of-school youths, and 16 family members) also tested negative.

Accordingly, Namsan High School, Neungin High School, Siji High School, and Gyeongbuk Arts High School, which had suspended in-person classes, resumed attendance from the 28th, and Jungang High School resumed from the 29th. Oseong High School conducted remote classes until the 29th for student safety and will start in-person classes from next Monday (June 1).

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