Park Baek-beom, Deputy Minister of Education, Launches Special Inspection of Gangnam Academy-Dense Areas

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] On the 2nd, Park Baek-beom, Vice Minister of Education, will visit a densely packed academy area located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to conduct a special inspection on compliance with quarantine rules.

The Ministry of Education will carry out on-site inspections focusing on academies located in Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi areas before the third phase of school attendance. In particular, with new quarantine rules added for academy users, the ministry will check compliance not only among academies, academy instructors, and staff but also among students attending the academies.

Earlier, on the 28th of last month, an emergency meeting of related ministers presided over by the Prime Minister issued operational restriction orders for entertainment bars, singing practice rooms, academies, PC rooms, and others. This measure was taken following multiple confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections at academies last month.

Vice Minister Park stated, "Recently, infections through multi-use facilities such as academies have been spreading, causing delays in school attendance in some regions, making active preventive measures urgently necessary," and added, "Please make sure to verify that these facilities comply with quarantine guidelines and refrain from using the facilities if anyone in your family shows infection symptoms."

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