Incheon Beauty Arts High School with Confirmed COVID-19 Case in 1st Year Student... Remote Classes Until 18th

Students are undergoing specimen tests at a screening clinic installed on the playground of Incheon Beauty Arts High School. 2020.6.6
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon Beauty Arts High School, where a student confirmed with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has occurred, will switch to remote classes until the 18th of this month.

The Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 7th that, as 50% of the teaching staff and all cafeteria workers were classified as self-quarantined, making it difficult to operate the curriculum and provide meals, they decided this in consultation with the school.

At this school, a first-year student, A, tested positive for COVID-19 the day before.

Accordingly, health authorities set up a walk-through screening clinic at the Incheon Beauty Arts High School playground to conduct specimen tests on first- and third-year students and staff. Second-year students were excluded from testing as their sequential return to school had not yet begun.

As a result, as of 2 p.m. on the 7th, out of 353 students targeted for testing, 348 who completed the test were confirmed negative, and all 90 staff members also tested negative.

An official from the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education said, "We will do our best to support the smooth progress of remote classes," and urged, "We ask all students and staff to strictly follow self-quarantine guidelines."

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