Jeong Seok-woong, Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, Holds Emergency Meeting on COVID-19 Measures

Superintendent Jang Seok-woong urgently convened education chiefs from the eastern region of Jeonnam, where the spread of COVID-19 is severe, to conduct an emergency inspection of the quarantine situation. Photo by Jeonnam Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Education for Jeonnam, recently visited the educational sites in the eastern region of Jeonnam, where the spread of COVID-19 is severe, to urgently inspect the quarantine situation and devise countermeasures.

According to the Jeonnam Office of Education on the 18th, Superintendent Jang convened an emergency meeting of the heads of the three regional education offices in the eastern region of Jeonnam?Suncheon, Yeosu, and Gwangyang?at the Suncheon Education Support Office to check the COVID-19 quarantine status in the eastern area.

He also visited Maean Elementary School in Suncheon, where confirmed cases occurred, to inspect the quarantine measures to prevent further spread of infection and the status of curriculum operations such as the transition to remote classes.

In particular, with the college entrance exam (Suneung) just two weeks away, he carefully examined the quarantine situation at the test sites and urged all related personnel to prepare thoroughly.

Superintendent Jang stated, “The COVID-19 infection spread in the Suncheon, Yeosu, and Gwangyang areas is currently very serious,” and urged, “The education support offices and school officials must respond with an extraordinary determination to block any further infections.”

He continued, “All capabilities of the education support offices and schools must be concentrated to ensure that the 2021 college entrance exam, which is just two weeks away, can be conducted safely,” and made a special appeal to students and parents to strictly follow personal quarantine rules such as wearing masks and washing hands to protect their own health and safety.

Meanwhile, on the same day in Suncheon, three students were confirmed positive: two at Maean Elementary School and one at Namsan Elementary School. In response, quarantine authorities are conducting emergency disinfection at the affected schools and carrying out diagnostic tests for students and staff who are in the same grade or use the same floor as the confirmed students and who may have had contact with them.

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