On the First Day of Full School Attendance, 517 Schools Adjust Attendance Days... Yoo Eun-hye: "Recovering Daily Life While Adapting to Changes"
All Four Rounds of School Attendance Completed
99% of Failed Attendances in the Capital Area
Bucheon, Gyeonggi Most Affected
Deputy Prime Minister Yoo Urges "Close Monitoring Centered on the Capital Area"
Requests Adherence to Social Distancing and Daily Precautions
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye is conducting an inspection meeting of the School Attendance Preparation Support Group. (Provided by the Ministry of Education)
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] On the 8th, when all grades including kindergartens nationwide, elementary, middle, high schools, and special schools completed returning to school amid the aftermath of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), 517 schools in 5 cities and provinces adjusted their in-person class days.
Most were in the metropolitan area, with 251 schools in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, 153 and 89 schools in Bupyeong and Gyeyang, Incheon, and 16 schools in Seoul.
Among the students who attended school, 78,335 underwent testing due to suspected COVID-19 symptoms, of which 8 tested positive. 55,407 were confirmed negative, and 22,920 are still awaiting results. A total of 4 staff members tested positive.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye held a meeting in the morning to inspect the support team preparing for in-person classes and said, "Students are gradually recovering their daily lives while adapting to the changed environment."
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Yoo, closely monitoring the trend of community infections mainly in the metropolitan area, said, "Today, when in-person classes are completed, will be a new beginning and challenge for us." She also stated, "Since the start of in-person classes, there has been no secondary transmission through infections within schools," and urged, "Please refrain from using crowded facilities on the way home, maintain social distancing, and follow daily life guidelines well."
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