COVID-19 Testing for Examinees Centralized at Public Health Centers the Day Before the Suneung Exam

On the 19th, students are attending school at Gyeongbok High School in Jongno-gu, Seoul, where the nationwide school attendance limit has been eased to within two-thirds. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] On the day before the 2021 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), COVID-19 diagnostic testing for test-takers will be centralized at public health centers. To accommodate the diagnostic testing for test-takers, the operating hours of public health centers will be extended until 10 PM on that day.

On the 29th, the Ministry of Education announced that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye held a video conference with Director Jeong Eun-kyung of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) to review the CSAT infection prevention preparations.

The Ministry of Education and KDCA decided to centralize COVID-19 diagnostic testing for test-takers on the day before the CSAT at public health centers instead of hospitals (screening clinics). Additionally, the Ministry of Education, metropolitan and provincial offices of education, and KDCA will operate emergency 24-hour shifts on December 2. To support test-takers' diagnostic testing, public health centers will remain open until 10 PM on December 2.

The Ministry of Education and KDCA also agreed to provide quarantine guidelines for companions of self-quarantined test-takers who travel by private car to separate test sites on the day of the CSAT. For self-quarantined test-takers who cannot travel by private car, local governments and the Fire Agency will provide transportation support.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Education and KDCA will prepare for various situations that may occur late at night on the day before the CSAT or during the exam on the test day. They will distribute situation-specific supervisor guidelines to education offices so that test-takers and supervisors can respond promptly and conduct the exam smoothly in case of emergencies.

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