One Student Confirmed COVID-19 Positive, Anyang Yego Temporarily Closed... 600 Students Sent Home on 23rd

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] One student at Anyang Arts High School in Anyang-si, Gyeonggi Province, tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), leading to the temporary closure of the school. The school decided to switch all classes to remote learning.

According to Anyang-si, three additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed on the 23rd. Among them, patient number 191, identified as student A from the music department of Anyang Arts High School, tested positive.

It was confirmed that student A had contact with patient number 190, Mr. B, who was diagnosed earlier that day.

Student A received private lessons from Mr. B, a music instructor in his 40s, on the 19th. Mr. B runs a music academy in Pyeongchon and resides in Uiwang-si.

After contact with Mr. B, student A attended school on the 21st and 22nd, according to investigations.

Upon confirmation of student A's positive diagnosis, the school immediately sent home all approximately 600 students attending that day and decided to switch all classes to remote learning starting from the 24th. The school was temporarily closed.

The school has about 860 students and around 60 staff members. Health authorities conducted disinfection within the school and placed about 30 individuals, including students from the same class as student A and their instructors, on home quarantine.

Health authorities plan to screen and conduct diagnostic tests on students and staff who had contact with student A.

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