Daegu Seodong Middle School switches to remote classes after one student tests positive for COVID-19

As of midnight on the 18th, Daegu region's cumulative confirmed cases reach 7,120, with 2 new cases added the previous day

On the 16th, Lee Jong-woon, principal of Daegu Girls' High School, along with the student council president and four others, visited Suseong District Office in Daegu to deliver thank-you notes written on Post-it notes by about 350 students to the public health center's medical volunteer team and health administration team for their efforts in COVID-19 prevention.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Two more confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been reported in Daegu.

According to Daegu City on the 18th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Daegu area was counted at 7,120.

A man in his 70s residing in Dong-gu was classified as a contact of an attendee (confirmed on the 15th) of the Chilgok Sanyangsam (Jangnoesam) business briefing and was tested, receiving confirmation of infection on the 17th. Also, a second-year student attending Seodong Middle School in Dalseong-gun did not attend school due to cold and flu symptoms and was tested, resulting in a positive diagnosis on the 17th.

Health authorities conducted COVID-19 diagnostic tests on 81 second-year students and staff who had close contact with the confirmed student; 79 tested negative. The remaining two received an 'undecided' result and are awaiting retest results.

The total number of students and staff at the middle school are 487 and 65, respectively. The school switched to remote classes until the 18th.

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