South Korea's phased return to the classroom starts on Wednesday with High School Seniors (3rd Graders) in Seoul. 7,000 extra staff will be despatched to schools in the city to help with Covid-19 prevention measures. Each school has been checked by an official a number of times.
South Korea's prevention measures include thermal imaging and temp checks at the school gate, mask stocks (5 per student) school cafeterias have been fitted with plastic dividers. All students must submit a health check online everyday one week before school starts.
Each week more students will go back to school. Slowly and steadily. Until June 8th when everyone should be back in the classroom.
If there's a case of Covid-19 in a school, it will be closed immediately and classes will resume online.
If there's a case of Covid-19 in a school, it will be closed immediately and classes will resume online.
South Korea avoided a lockdown with testing and tracing measures, but schools have remained closed. The gradual filling of classrooms will be a major milestone in this country's so far successful battle against Covid-19.
It will also allow parents to return to their workplace.
It will also allow parents to return to their workplace.
