China News Service, May 20, according to Korean media reports, South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention Policy Department reported that as of 02:00 local time, South Korea had 32 new cases of new coronary pneumonia diagnosed at 0:00 the previous day, with a total of 11110 confirmed cases. After a lapse of 9 days, there were more than 30 new cases in a single day.
After delaying the opening of the offline school for 80 days due to the new crown epidemic, South Korean high school students began to resume classes offline on the 20th, but the concerns of students and parents about the collective infection on campus have not subsided.
On May 11th, local time, South Korea, a high school canteen in Seoul, health officials sprayed disinfectant in protective clothing.
In addition, the Ministry of Education of South Korea said on the 20th that the second grade of the second grade, the third grade, the first and second grades of elementary school, and the kindergarten will be resumed on the 27th. The first grade, the second grade, and the third and fourth grade of the elementary school will be resumed on June 3. Day resumption.
Although a mass outbreak occurred in the night club of Itaewon in Seoul during the May 1st holiday, 57 students, faculty members, and foreign teachers among the nightclub customers tested negative for the virus. The Ministry of Education of Korea determined that the recent epidemic was preventable and controllable.
The South Korean Ministry of Education believes that when the epidemic is over and there is a risk of a second pandemic in autumn, distance education alone cannot provide guidance for further education and employment.
However, students, parents, and teaching staff are still worried about the epidemic. More than 230,000 people have petitioned to postpone the resumption of classes on the Qingwatai government website.
As of 12:00 noon on the 19th, local time, the number of confirmed cases related to the night club in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea has increased to 187.