All 862 Members of Cheondong Elementary School in Daejeon Test 'Negative'

Disinfection activities are underway at Cheondong Elementary School in Daejeon, where recent student COVID-19 cases have been reported. Provided by Daejeon City

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] All members of Cheondong Elementary School in Daejeon tested negative in the COVID-19 diagnostic tests.

According to Daejeon City on the 3rd, three students at Cheondong Elementary tested positive for COVID-19 between the 29th and 30th of last month. In response, the city conducted COVID-19 diagnostic tests on 862 students and staff members at the school, all of whom tested negative.

Previously, at Cheondong Elementary, the first confirmed case was a 5th-grade student (#115), followed by a classmate (#120) and a student who attended the same gymnasium (#121), raising concerns about in-school transmission.

However, since all school members tested negative, it appears that concerns about in-school infection can be temporarily eased.

Nonetheless, given that there have been many cases where test results changed from negative to positive after some time, the city and health authorities plan to remain vigilant.

Meanwhile, the city explained that all eight contacts of a social service worker (#124) at Neuriul Elementary School in Daejeon, who tested positive the previous day, as well as 77 coworkers of the social service worker’s father (#123), tested negative in COVID-19 diagnostic tests.

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