South Korea Delays School Terms Across the Country Until March 9th to Help Prevent Coronavirus Spread

It is interesting that the Korean government is delaying the school term across the country, but are still allowing in 70,000 Chinese college students:

Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae speaks at a government press briefing on the new coronavirus in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2020. (Yonhap)

South Korea said Sunday it will postpone the new school year, set to start next month, as part of efforts to tackle the new coronavirus after the number of patients spiked to more than 600.

“To prevent the spread of infection, and for the safety of students and school faculty, the education ministry will postpone the first day of the 2020 school year at kindergartens, elementary, middle and high schools across the country by a week,” Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae said in a government press briefing.

Yonhap

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J6Junkie
J6Junkie
4 years ago

What Emperor Xi wants, he gets.

Flyingsword
Flyingsword
4 years ago

A week? Incubation 14 to 20 some days.

johnhenry
johnhenry
4 years ago

They’re delaying the start date which is one week from now for another week. That makes two weeks. But if anyone believes the school term is going to start on March 9 with students and staff actually attending school in person, they’re delusional. More likely than not is the school term will begin as it has already in China: online.

Flyingsword
Flyingsword
4 years ago

Sex, love how your comment popped up on the Recent Comments side…
Sex: It’s amazing…

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