Adjustment of Attendance Days for 534 Kindergartens and Elementary, Middle, and High Schools... All in the Capital Area Except for 3 Locations

As of the 1st, 607 schools with a decrease of 73 schools
Most in Gyeonggi Bucheon 251 places and Incheon Bupyeong 153 places
5 positive cases from diagnostic tests after school attendance, most negative

On the 31st, two enrolled students were confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), leading to the closure of Yangji Elementary School in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. On the 1st, the school gate remained firmly shut. The confirmed students are grandchildren of the pastor of Ilsim Vision Church in Anyang and had traveled to Jeju Island from the 25th to the 27th with pastors, church members, and families from 12 churches in the Gunpo and Anyang areas. In particular, after it was confirmed that one of the two confirmed students, a second grader, attended school on the 28th, health and education authorities decided to suspend attendance for two weeks from that day to prevent the spread of the infectious disease and to protect the health of students and staff. Photo by Kim Hyun-min, Anyang kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] One day before the third day of in-person classes, 534 kindergartens and elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide adjusted their in-person class schedules due to the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Among them, 99% were in the Seoul metropolitan area.

The Ministry of Education announced on the 2nd at 10 a.m. that 534 schools in 5 cities and provinces had adjusted their in-person class schedules. As of the 1st, 77 out of 607 schools started in-person classes, and 4 schools adjusted their in-person class dates.

Specifically, there were 27 locations in Seoul, 153 in Bupyeong, Incheon, and 251 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, totaling 531 locations. The remaining were 1 in Busan, and 1 each in Gumi and Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk Province.

A total of 43,968 students who underwent diagnostic testing after attending school were reported, among whom 5 tested positive and 36,491 tested negative. The remaining 7,472 are still undergoing testing.

Regarding 240 nationwide dormitory-operating schools, diagnostic tests were conducted on residents and others, resulting in 2 positive cases. Testing is ongoing for the remaining 15,655 individuals.