Daegu Daeryun Middle and Shina Middle Schools Report Consecutive COVID-19 Cases... Frontline Schools in 'Fear'

Daegu City Appeals: "This Weekend Marks a Turning Point Before the Full Onset of the 'Second Major Wave'... Refrain from Gatherings and Going Out"

Access is restricted on August 27 at Shina Middle School in Dong-gu, Daegu, where two enrolled students tested positive for COVID-19. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, where concerns about the second wave of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) are rising, middle school students have been confirmed as positive cases for two consecutive days, spreading fear of infection in local frontline schools.

According to the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education on the 28th, a first-year student attending Daeryun Middle School in Suseong-gu was finally confirmed positive around midnight on the same day. This student was tested the previous day due to fever symptoms, and the route of infection has not yet been identified. The school is conducting classes on a biweekly basis, and the confirmed student was understood to belong to the group that does not attend school in person.

On the previous day, two confirmed cases were identified at Shina Middle School in Dong-gu, Daegu. These confirmed students, enrolled in the 1st and 3rd grades of the school, were found to have been infected by their father who participated in the Gwanghwamun rally on the 15th. All 262 students and 69 staff members of the middle school tested negative in an emergency specimen test conducted that day.

Daegu city expressed concern in a briefing material on the same day, stating, "Just as a small spark can burn a large mountain, a small moment of carelessness thinking 'Surely we won't go back to that time' could lead to a situation where all activities in Daegu are practically halted again due to a second wave."

They added, "How we respond this weekend will be a turning point determining whether we fully enter the 'second wave' or move into a 'stabilization phase.' Given the continuing worrisome situation with a rapid increase in patients with unknown infection routes, we urge everyone to refrain from gatherings and outings starting this evening through the weekend."

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