Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Urgently Allocates 2.5 Billion KRW for 'School Quarantine' Amid COVID-19 Resurgence

Preparation of quarantine supplies such as masks and disinfectants
Emergency school quarantine activities planned

Amid the spread of COVID-19, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has urgently allocated a 2.5 billion KRW budget for school quarantine measures. Each school plans to prepare quarantine supplies such as masks and disinfectants to implement prevention efforts.

On the 14th, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education convened an emergency response meeting and announced that it has urgently allocated a 2.5 billion KRW budget for school quarantine as part of proactive emergency measures against COVID-19.

Using the allocated budget, each school will carry out urgent quarantine activities as a proactive response to the resurgence of COVID-19, including ▲procuring quarantine supplies such as masks and disinfectants ▲special disinfection of school facilities.

On the 4th, entrance ceremonies were held at elementary schools nationwide. New students attending the entrance ceremony held in the auditorium of Galsan Elementary School in Seoul are seated and listening to the teacher's announcement. Photo by Huh Younghan younghan@

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education sent a unified notice to all households on the same day regarding COVID-19 precautions and responses, requesting cooperation for school quarantine and home measures.

Additionally, schools were urged to ▲conduct self-inspections using a school quarantine system checklist ▲provide education on personal hygiene rules and infectious disease prevention ▲monitor occurrences of infectious disease patients ▲thoroughly and additionally manage quarantine measures for events with high density.