South Korea has introduced a response plan for the "Outbreak College Entrance Examination", including candidates must wear masks, test desks and partitions, etc.
[Global Times Special Correspondent Liu Yuan in South Korea Global Times Special Correspondent Jin Hye-jin] Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, South Korea’s college entrance examination this year has been postponed by one month from previous years and will be held on December 3.
In order to smoothly carry out the college entrance examination this year, the Ministry of Education of South Korea has recently issued the "Response Plan for the smooth implementation of the college entrance examination in 2021", which includes that candidates must wear masks, place translucent partitions on each examination table, and arrange for candidates diagnosed with the new crown to be in designated hospitals Exam etc.
According to a report by South Korea’s "World Journal" on the 4th, at the state meeting held on the 3rd, the Ministry of Education submitted a "response plan for the smooth implementation of the 2021 college entrance examination."
According to this plan, starting one week before the college entrance examination (November 26), all high schools and examination rooms will be converted to remote teaching mode, so that relevant departments can prepare for epidemic prevention.
Candidates diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia will be admitted to designated hospitals 3 weeks before the college entrance examination (November 12) and will take the exam in the hospital on the day of the college entrance examination.
In addition, each examination area will arrange two additional examination rooms for candidates during the self-isolation period.
It is reported that each classroom in the additional examination room can accommodate up to 4 candidates.
If candidates cannot take a private car to the test room during the self-isolation period, local governments will provide ambulance shuttle services.
The government will provide free new crown virus testing to staff who procure test takers during the confirmed and quarantine period.
On the day of the college entrance examination, candidates must wear masks throughout the test, and translucent partitions are placed on each examination table.
"This year's college entrance examination, the biggest variable that affects the status of candidates is epidemic prevention measures."
The "Central Daily News" stated on the 3rd that this year, due to the requirement to wear masks throughout the entire process and the barriers to turn over the papers, it will bring some inconvenience to candidates, and this change in the examination room environment affects the examination of candidates on the same day. Important variables of state.
Therefore, many college entrance examination experts recommend that candidates do more simulation exercises at home to adapt themselves to the examination room environment.
According to reports, a total of 493,433 South Korean candidates took the college entrance examination this year, a decrease of about 55,000 compared with last year.
The News Agency said on the 3rd that the Ministry of Education also plans to send a letter to local government agencies and enterprises, requesting the other party to assist the government in its work and adjust the working hours on the day of the college entrance examination to after 10 o'clock; subway, city railway, bus and other transportation units It will also increase the number of trains and extend the operating hours for candidates to ride.
In addition, during the English listening test from 1:10 pm to 1:35 pm, aircraft will be prohibited from taking off and landing, and the army is also prohibited from training in artillery firing.