'In-School Infection' Cheondong Elementary 5th Graders and 122 Teachers Test Negative... Testing Ongoing for All Students and Staff

Students are undergoing COVID-19 diagnostic tests at a screening clinic. The photo is unrelated to the article. Source=Asia Economy DB

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] All 122 individuals, including 109 fifth-grade students and 5 teachers at Cheondong Elementary School in Daejeon, tested negative for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Daejeon City on the 2nd, three student cases were confirmed positive due to contact within Cheondong Elementary School.

In response, the city conducted diagnostic tests starting at 9:30 a.m. the previous day, prioritizing students in the same grade as the confirmed cases and some teachers. All tested individuals received negative results.

The city is also conducting comprehensive testing for all students and staff at Cheondong Elementary School. The total number of subjects is 1,192, and to facilitate rapid testing, the city is considering setting up a mobile screening clinic on the school playground.

Meanwhile, at Cheondong Elementary, the first COVID-19 case (#115) among fifth-grade students was confirmed on the 29th of last month. Subsequently, classmates (#120, #121) who had contact with the confirmed student in school (same class) and the gymnasium were also confirmed positive. Health authorities estimate that COVID-19 spread among these students and are currently responding accordingly.

The #115 confirmed case attended school from the 22nd to the 24th and did not attend from the 25th onward. It has been identified that this student visited four academies during that period.

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