Park Soon-ae "I will keep my educational activities intact by returning to normal school in the second semester"
Deputy Prime Minister Park held a meeting of city and provincial vice superintendents on the 25th to discuss the basic direction of '2nd semester quarantine and academic operation plan'.
With the recent spread of the COVID-19 mutant virus, the number of new confirmed cases recorded 70,000 per day.
The quarantine authorities believe that the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak will be mid-August, around the beginning of the second semester.
At the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Park said, "We are trying to keep students' educational activities intact by conducting 'return to school' in the second semester under a strict quarantine system."

He emphasized, "All schools should thoroughly quarantine during and after school vacation as well as before and after school starts, and all efforts should be made to ensure students' right to study and prevent learning deficits."
At the meeting, the Ministry of Education shared with the local education office the current status of COVID-19 infection and the outlook for the spread of COVID-19 among elementary, middle, and high school students for the past four weeks, and discussed major quarantine management matters by time and field for the second semester and school operation plans. discussed.
The Ministry of Education is closely monitoring the situation of students infected with COVID-19 and is cooperating with the quarantine authorities to prepare a plan for operating the school for the second semester in August. Read More...