The reason why the government decided to open school in April after delaying school opening for another two weeks today (17th) is the possibility that a new type of coronavirus infection (Corona19) may be prevalent in the school during the school year, and in that case, students may become preachers. because of.

Unlike in the past, the medical industry and quarantine officials' recommendations to postpone the opening of school and opinions in favor of many parents also served as the background for the government to postpone the opening of school for the third time.

Kang-Rip Kim, Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Middle Texts) 1 General Coordinator (Vice Minister of Health and Welfare) said at the Corona 19 briefing held at the Sejong Government Complex yesterday, "I am concerned about opening or opening a school, as well as infection between children and students." "Schools, daycare centers, and kindergartens share a space while living together, so it must be a high risk of corona19 infection," he explained.

"Students have a relatively low mortality rate in Corona19, but when they return to their homes or communities, they are very likely to spread the infection in communities where there are a lot of older people," said Kim. "It can act as a link."

Unlike the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) situation, where the health authorities and the Ministry of Education had different positions on leave, it is believed that this time the health authorities also recommended extending school suspension.

At the time, some health and medical experts insisted that school closures are not very helpful in preventing the spread of epidemics, claiming that it could be safer for younger students to stay in school when infectious diseases have already spread to the community.

Because of this, there was no national closing ordinance during the MERS crisis, and the principal judged it to be closed.

This time, the medical community empowered the school year, fearing that not only the group infection among students, but also the infectious diseases that began at school will spread to the community.

"The recommendation of the government of the Korean Infectious Diseases" in the 'Recommendation of the Government of the Republic of Korea recommends that the school be extended to protect students who can become the epidemiological center of community propagation.' "We need a way to keep social distance," he said.

The Korean Medical Association's Corona 19 Countermeasures Headquarters Committee also said, “When schools open, the chances of infection and transmission in children increase, so there is a possibility of triggering a secondary epidemic in the community. "It's a basic element of distance."

Many parents also agreed to postpone school because of their children's health concerns.

Previously, the Ministry of Education first delayed the opening of kindergarten and elementary, middle, and high schools to the 9th of this month, and extended it for another 2 weeks to the 23rd of this month.

The 3rd postponement decision will open on the 6th of next month, but the possibility of postponement cannot be ruled out as the corona19 spreads.