Jeonju Yeo High School 3rd Year Students Confirmed with COVID-19... Students Sent Home After Testing

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] The first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) after the reopening of schools has occurred in Jeonbuk.

According to Jeonbuk Province and the Provincial Office of Education on the 17th, a female student identified as A, who is in the 3rd grade at Jeonju Girls' High School, was confirmed positive on the same day.

Ms. A is the 22nd confirmed patient in the province, marking 29 days since the last confirmed case on the 19th of last month.

According to the province, Ms. A showed no abnormalities during the morning school attendance the previous day, but after arriving at school, she developed symptoms such as fever and was taken to a nearby public health center where she underwent a COVID-19 test conducted by a private company.

It has been identified that students at the school are currently taking midterm exams. The school plans to conduct COVID-19 diagnostic tests on some students after the exams before sending them home.

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