Students Sequentially Confirmed with COVID-19 in Suncheon, Mokpo, and Yeongam

Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Education for Jeonnam Province, announced the 'College Scholastic Ability Test Quarantine Measures' during a non-face-to-face briefing on the 19th. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] In the Jeonnam region, student COVID-19 cases have been occurring consecutively, putting the education authorities on high alert once again.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education on the 19th, Ms. B, a third-year student at Yeongam A High School, was confirmed positive for COVID-19 after coming into contact with an infected person at an acting academy in Mokpo. Currently, all other students attending the academy have tested negative.

Ms. B was found to have visited two elementary schools in Naju for performances after leaving school early on the 16th, following contact with a COVID-19 positive individual at the acting academy on the 14th.

During this period, it was confirmed that Ms. B had no contact with other students or staff members except for her homeroom teacher.

After Ms. B's positive diagnosis, health authorities set up a temporary screening clinic on campus and are conducting a full investigation of 210 people, including third-year high school students and staff.

The school has switched all classes to remote learning for this week and carried out emergency disinfection inside and outside the school.

Additionally, after kindergarten and elementary students in Mokpo and Suncheon tested positive on the 17th and 18th, another student also showed a positive result, causing anxiety among parents and students.

An official from the Provincial Office of Education stated, “The situation in Suncheon is serious. Besides the elementary student confirmed positive on the 18th, another student has also tested positive. We are currently investigating the movements, contacts, and infection routes of the confirmed cases through epidemiological investigations.”

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