Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education Suspends Attendance at Changwon Sinwol High School and Others Due to Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Among Students

Mother and Older Brother Who Participated in Gwanghwamun Rally Confirmed Positive Together

On the 28th, the Gyeongnam Office of Education announced at a press conference that a first-year student at a high school located in Changwon was confirmed positive. Consequently, the school has switched to remote classes and is conducting comprehensive testing for students and staff.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Shinwol High School in Changwon, Gyeongnam, where a currently enrolled student tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), switched to remote classes and suspended in-person attendance on the 28th.

According to the Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education, the confirmed case is a first-year female student who attended school on the 18th, 25th, and 26th. It was found that this student's mother (Gyeongnam Province case number 217) showed COVID-19 symptoms starting from the 20th after attending the Gwanghwamun rally by bus. The 20-year-old son of case number 217 also tested positive.

Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Gyeongnam Education, emphasized, "We are preparing additional measures based on test results and are checking whether similar cases exist in other schools. We will respond swiftly to prevent infections within the school."

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