Jeonnam Province Goes All Out to Block COVID-19 School Infections

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province has decided to make every effort to block COVID-19 infections in schools.

On the 5th, the province announced that on the 4th, following the occurrence of confirmed student cases in schools in the eastern region, it held a COVID-19 response coordination meeting with related organizations including the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education, and the public health centers of Suncheon and Gwangyang.

The attendees agreed that Jeonnam Province, public health centers, and education support offices will maintain a constant monitoring system, strengthen monitoring of confirmed cases, conduct thorough investigations of schools with confirmed cases, and promptly trace contacts to jointly cooperate in preventing further infections.

In particular, the Office of Education will focus on managing in-school quarantine measures such as compliance with personal prevention rules including mask-wearing, social distancing, dormitory disinfection, and PCR testing after attendance at sports events by athletic clubs.

Additionally, large-scale athletic activities within schools will be refrained from, and cases of patients occurring in schools will be shared to raise awareness. Parents will also be requested to actively participate in efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through home correspondence.

Kang Young-gu, Director of the Jeonnam Provincial Health and Welfare Bureau, said, “Although there are many concerns about the situation going forward compared to the current situation, related organizations will discuss and find problems and improvements to resolve them. We take pride in the full return to school in Jeonnam and will actively support to prevent further spread of infections.”

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