30 High School Seniors in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, Infected with COVID-19 in Group Outbreak (Comprehensive)

30 High School Seniors Confirmed COVID-19 Positive... June Mock Exam to Be Held Online
Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Revises Confirmed Cases from 33 to 30
2 Parents Also Infected... Testing Underway for 1st and 2nd Grade Students

On the 31st, when the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded 430, maintaining the 400s for the second consecutive day, medical staff at the temporary screening clinic in Seoul Station Plaza collected samples from citizens. As of midnight that day, the new cases included 411 domestic infections and 19 imported cases, bringing the total cumulative cases to 140,340 (including 9,053 imported cases). Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Thirty third-year high school students at a high school in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, have been collectively infected with COVID-19.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on the 31st, 30 third-year students at A High School in Gangbuk-gu tested positive. One third-year student was confirmed positive the previous day, and by 4:30 PM on the same day, 29 additional third-year students tested positive.

Initially, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced that 33 third-year students were infected, but later corrected the number to 30. In addition to the students, two parents tested positive, and it was understood that confusion occurred during the process of confirming the number of infected individuals.

The school set up a temporary screening clinic on campus and is conducting tests for first- and second-year students as well. Students residing in Gangbuk-gu are being tested at the screening clinic established at the school, while students living in other districts who are attending remote classes are guided to get tested individually at nearby testing centers.

The school will conduct remote classes for all grades for 10 days from that day until June 14. The date for returning to school will be decided after an epidemiological investigation. Since all confirmed cases are third-year students, the mock College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) organized by the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation on June 3 will also be held online.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education stated, "This is a large-scale confirmed case, and we are currently gathering detailed information from the relevant education support office and the school."

The school community consists of 1,035 students (350 first-year, 342 second-year, 343 third-year) and 83 staff members, totaling 1,118 people, and there is no dormitory operation.

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