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The number of corona19 confirmed patients in Korea increased by 10 yesterday (26th). On the 9th, the number of new patients kept around 10 days a day, but the government decided to focus on how to start attending high school and middle and high school students on May 11, as soon as patient growth continues to be stable.

Reporter Ahn Sang-woo reports.

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Prime Minister Jung Se-gyun instructed the Ministry of Education to first consider how to start school classes for high school and middle school students.

As in the case of online school, it was considered that learning deficit should not be prolonged in high school 3 and middle school 3 before the entrance exam.

[Jung Se-Kyun / Prime Minister: I would like to consider high school students and middle school students first, so I would like to concentrate on collecting opinions on how to go to school sequentially.] The

current level of stable patient management is maintained and other fields return to daily life. It has a prerequisite to do it.

If the transition to the life prevention system is planned as of May 6th, the prerequisites are met. Considering the preparation period of the training site, it is highly likely that the first school classes of high school and middle school will begin on the 11th of next month.

The government officials have not yet confirmed, but said, "If you are in the situation right now, you can start school starting on the 11th of the next month."

In addition, he explained, "If the patient management is stable after the 5th week of the holiday, and after about 2 weeks, the rest of the students will be able to review the school."

Education Minister Eun-Hye Yoo will hold a videoconference with the Superintendent of Superintendents of Tomorrow tomorrow to check on the site preparation for school.

Afterwards, we will discuss with the Disaster Prevention Headquarters and announce the specific schedule for the next school day.

(Video coverage: Sunghwa Jung, Video editing: Yumira)