Yeosu High School Senior COVID-19 Case Followed by 2 Additional Confirmed Cases

As the college entrance exam approaches, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among high school seniors is increasing, making strict adherence to quarantine guidelines necessary. Photo by Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] After a high school senior in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do tested positive for COVID-19, two additional student cases were confirmed.

According to the Jeollanam-do Office of Education on the 29th, two students from Yeosu Petrochemical High School (Jeonnam Nos. 399 and 400) tested positive for COVID-19 on the 27th. It was confirmed that they contracted the virus while living together in the school dormitory with a student (Jeonbuk No. 288) who had tested positive in Gunsan.

With this, the number of confirmed cases among high school seniors at Yeosu Petrochemical High School has risen to three, marking the first school-related infection case in Jeollanam-do.

The confirmed case Jeonbuk No. 288, who had contact with them, is a student who came down from Gunsan to Yeosu and was living in the dormitory. This student attended school on the 20th and was found to have visited a restaurant in Yeosu from 6:50 PM to 8:02 PM on the same day. After returning home to Gunsan, the student showed fever symptoms starting on the 22nd and was confirmed positive on the 25th.

In response, health authorities set up a temporary screening clinic at the school and conducted tests on all 367 individuals, including 296 students and 71 teachers, confirming two additional student cases.

The Jeollanam-do Office of Education is on alert as the number of confirmed cases among high school seniors increases just before the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) scheduled for this Thursday.

An official from the Office of Education stated, “We ask students and staff to strictly follow quarantine rules such as self-diagnosis and temperature checks,” and added, “Even after the CSAT, we will work closely with educational institutions and health authorities to prevent further spread.”

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