59% of Universities Nationwide Fully Online... 44 University Students Confirmed COVID-19 Positive This Month

52 More Schools Than Last Survey
Most Operations Until Second Week of September

7 Staff Also Infected

On August 24, an access control notice due to a confirmed case of COVID-19 was posted at the entrance of the Engineering Building at Yonsei University in Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Yonsei University announced that graduate student A from the Department of Biotechnology, attending the Engineering Building on the Sinchon campus, tested positive for COVID-19 on the 22nd. Upon receiving this information, Yonsei University decided to close five buildings, including the Engineering Building where A's laboratory is located and the College of Engineering, until the 24th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), it has been revealed that 6 out of 10 four-year universities and junior colleges are conducting fully remote classes.

According to the Ministry of Education on the 10th, as of the 7th, out of 332 universities and junior colleges nationwide, 196 schools (59.0%) have been conducting fully remote classes since the start of the second semester.

This is an increase of 52 schools compared to the number first announced by the Ministry of Education on the 31st of last month. Other schools are conducting classes using a mix of in-person and remote formats depending on the social distancing level, and only one university in the Jeonnam region is conducting in-person classes exclusively.

The period of fully remote class operation was most commonly until the second week of September at 32.1%. This was followed by the third week of September (22.4%) and the Chuseok holiday period (19.9%).

In this month alone, 44 university students and 7 faculty and staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

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