As a result of the spread of corona19 group infections in the metropolitan area, it was found that 99% of schools that suspended or postponed attending school today (2 days) are concentrated in the metropolitan area.

The Ministry of Education said that 534 schools nationwide adjusted the school day for school as of 10:00 am today, one day before the third school day.

Among them, 531 schools, which account for 99%, were identified as schools in the metropolitan area, except that schedules for attending schools in Busan, Gumi, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do were suspended.

The number of schools that failed to attend today is 2.6% of the 2,902 kindergartens and elementary, middle and high schools nationwide.

By region, Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, which had the largest group infection at the Coupang Logistics Center, was the largest, with 153 and 89 in Bupyeong-gu and Incheon, respectively.

In Seoul, 27 schools were unable to open.

In Bucheon, Gyeonggi and Bupyeong and Gyeyang areas in Incheon, we decided to extend school suspension to 10th, except for high school 3.

In view of the reasons why students were unable to attend school, of the 3,840 unsuccessful students, the highest number of students was 27,000, 129 who had been taken to stop school due to self-diagnosis.

There were 331 students quarantined by health authorities.

On the 20th of last month, after the sequential attendance from high school 3 to yesterday, five students and two staff members were judged positive for corona19 on the diagnostic test conducted until yesterday.

In the results of the diagnostic tests of 240 students from dormitory-operated schools across the country, a total of 2 students, Daegu Agricultural Meister High School and Gyeongsan Science High School, were positive.

High school students 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders will attend school tomorrow.

It is the third sequential school attendance following high school 3 (last 20th), high school 2nd, middle 3rd, elementary 1st-2nd, and kindergarten (27th last month).