(Combating New Crown Pneumonia) The Dilemma and Wish of Chinese Students Studying in Korea
China News Agency, Kunming, February 29th, by question: Dilemma and a Wish of Chinese Students Studying in Korea
Author Li Xiaolin
On February 29, Chinese student Zheng Ni should have returned to South Korea to continue her studies. But now, she is still in Yunnan Province, bordering southwest China, waiting for the "safe" time to return to school.
"The school is approaching, but the number of confirmed cases in South Korea has skyrocketed, so we have to choose to postpone returning to school."
Zheng Ni, 22, is a senior in film and television at a university in Seoul, South Korea. She is about to graduate in December of this year. She planned this winter vacation as early as the end of last year: returning to practice, seeing friends, going out, filming, Back to school with "Toto Works". But she did not expect that this holiday will be ups and downs due to the sudden outbreak of new coronary pneumonia.
On January 2nd, Zheng Ni got on a flight from Seoul to Beijing. Earlier, she got an internship at a Beijing film and television company. Until January 19th, Zheng Ni completed the first phase of internship and set foot on the high-speed rail from Beijing to Kunming. Before getting on the bus, Zheng Ni had symptoms of a cold and cough. "I saw the news about the new coronary pneumonia sporadic on the train and suddenly got nervous." After arriving in Kunming, she took a plane and returned to the small town in western Yunnan. As soon as he landed, he went straight to the hospital for examination. "At that time, there was no measure for isolation for 14 days, but it was only after a diagnosis of a common cold was made that we dared to go home."
Since then, Zheng Ni has been following the epidemic situation of new crown pneumonia. Actively respond to the initiative of "going out, not gathering." She said frankly that the sudden outbreak during the traditional Chinese New Year had made her anxious and even panicked. However, with the strict prevention and control in all parts of the country and the active cooperation of everyone, the domestic epidemic situation was effectively controlled, and then gradually relieved.
However, the South Korean epidemic subsequently began to affect her mind. "The first thing I do to open my eyes every day is to pick up the mobile phone to pay attention to the Korean epidemic situation. I was mainly worried about how to return to school." Zheng Ni told reporters that the Chinese epidemic caused more trips between China and South Korea The flight was cancelled and South Korea implemented a temporary immigration management policy for Chinese arrivals. "If the airport opens a special channel, Chinese students stay at home for 14 days after entering the country, and report health information daily. Some international students also return to school in advance." Zheng Ni said that the reason why he bought the air ticket on February 29 is precisely the calculation. Fortunately, after 14 days of quarantine, if there is no abnormality, he can return to school on March 16th.
"However, the situation changed within a few days." On the 23rd, the number of confirmed cases in South Korea exceeded 600, and the government raised the outbreak alert to the highest level. What really made Zheng Nixia's decision to postpone returning to school was the news that the number of confirmed cases in South Korea exceeded 2,000 on the 28th. Zheng Ni decided to change her ticket because her family was not assured.
A few days ago, the Chinese embassy in South Korea announced that the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of Korea said that it would relax credit limits for international students who are suspended from school this semester, and encouraged universities to sign mutual recognition credit agreements. The ambassador reminded Chinese students studying in Korea to keep abreast of the latest policies of the Ministry of Education of Korea, and actively contacted colleges and universities in accordance with relevant requirements to properly arrange their studies and effectively protect themselves.
"Suspending or returning to school? It is a dilemma for me and most students studying in Korea." Zheng Ni said that once you choose to suspend school, it means delaying graduation, going through many tedious procedures and bearing high rent costs. But returning to school now is not wise.
Zheng Ni learned that the Korean Ministry of Education encourages colleges and universities to sign mutual recognition credit agreements, so that Chinese students can take credit for courses taken by other schools online during their stay in China, and some schools offer distance education. "I haven't received any relevant notice from the school yet." Zheng Ni believes that opening online courses may be the best alternative to suspension and returning to school, and hopes that the school will start relevant work as soon as possible.
"Either way, we will not wait until the epidemic is over before our studies and life will return to the right track." Zheng Ni said, "Recently, many years ago, the Korean movie" flu "has once again received attention. For the epidemic situation For each of them, is there such a revelation: humanity should join hands, unite as one, and unite as one, to jointly deal with and defeat the common enemy of the virus. When we hear the horn of victory, it will be even more I deeply understand the strength and glory of people, and will work hard to build a better world! "Zheng Ni said. (Finish)