322 Students in Self-Quarantine at Hwasun Elementary School Test Negative for COVID-19

Quarantine Lifted After 4 Days... Application and Reception of Living Support Funds in Cooperation with the Education Office

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Young-gyun] All 322 students and staff members of Hwasun Elementary School, classified as close contacts of a teacher residing in Gwangju (Gwangju case number 282), tested negative in the second COVID-19 diagnostic test.

According to Hwasun County on the 4th, on the 3rd, diagnostic tests were conducted just before lifting the self-quarantine for 308 people, including 280 first and second-grade students of Hwasun Elementary School and 28 staff members. Including 14 people tested in other cities and counties, all 322 self-quarantined individuals tested negative.

Accordingly, the county announced the lifting of self-quarantine at 12:00 PM on the 4th.

The county’s Social Welfare Division plans to guide and accept applications for living support funds for those whose self-quarantine related to Hwasun Elementary School has been lifted, in consultation with the Hwasun Office of Education.

Earlier, as a preemptive measure, the county conducted mass testing of 1,166 people, including students, staff, and academy attendees of Hwasun Elementary School, from the 24th to the 25th of last month. All tested negative in that mass testing as well.

A Hwasun County Public Health Center official said, “We are relieved that all tested negative in the second diagnostic test, but we apologize for causing concern among the residents. Since this is a serious situation where infection can occur anytime and anywhere, please always wear masks and thoroughly follow quarantine guidelines such as social distancing and personal hygiene rules.”

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