Daegu City, Public Institution Parents with CSAT Test Takers to Work from Home... "Phase 1 Maintained"

'No Food Consumption' Policy in Student Gathering Facilities Until Suneung Day (December 3)

On the afternoon of the 23rd, ten days before the National College Scholastic Ability Test, support gifts for the exam are displayed at Hottracks inside Kyobo Bookstore in Gwanghwamun, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu City announced on the 24th that it will maintain the current Level 1 for one week from the 25th to December 2nd ahead of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), while implementing strengthened customized quarantine measures for test-takers and parents, such as allowing public institution employees with examinee children to work from home.

This policy, which prioritizes 'mask-wearing,' was decided at the 'Comprehensive Quarantine Countermeasures Team Meeting' held on the 23rd, attended by infectious disease experts and key quarantine officials. Following experts' advice, it was deemed important not to create situations where masks cannot be worn, so facilities with high student traffic have been prohibited from food consumption.

The facilities designated as 'no food consumption' areas until the CSAT include, among the key management facilities, ▲karaoke rooms ▲indoor standing concert halls, and among general management facilities, ▲PC rooms ▲arcades and multi-rooms ▲indoor sports facilities ▲academies (including private tutoring centers) ▲vocational training institutions ▲reading rooms and study cafes. In the case of academies operating subjects for more than 80 hours per month, exceptions are allowed if dining rules are followed.

Daegu City also instructed district and county offices and public institutions under the city to allow work-from-home for parents with children taking the CSAT, and recommended the same to private institutions.

Chae Hong-ho, Deputy Mayor of Daegu City, stated, "Considering that no confirmed cases were found in proactive diagnostic tests conducted on high-risk facilities from October until recently, we agreed to maintain the current Level 1," adding, "We plan to monitor the trend of patient occurrences and respond proactively, including raising to Level 1.5 if necessary."

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