Yoo Eun-hye Discusses Response to Omicron Variant with Local Governments and Universities

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye is taking notes at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting on COVID-19 response held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 14th. The government has finalized social distancing measures to ease the limit on private gatherings to six people for three weeks until the 6th of next month, while maintaining restaurant and cafe operating hours until 9 PM. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye will hold an online and offline meeting on the 17th at the Korea Educational Facilities Safety Institute with heads of local governments and universities on the topic of 'Response Measures to the Omicron Variant.'

This meeting was organized to share excellent COVID-19 quarantine cases by institution and to listen to opinions from the field in response to the recent rapid spread forecast of the Omicron variant virus.

Deputy Prime Minister Yoo Eun-hye stated, “In the inevitable situation of the rapid spread and dominance of the Omicron variant, we will listen to the excellent quarantine cases and opinions from local governments and university sites to prepare proactive response strategies,” adding, “The Ministry of Education will do its best to prepare a flawless response strategy to the Omicron variant so that our children can focus on their studies in a safe environment for the new semester in March.”

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