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More than 200 new days in a row confirmed
Emergency measures to prevent infection at the test site
As of 19, ‘special quarantine’ is implemented as an academy
View largerThe number of new confirmed coronavirus infections (Corona 19) exceeded 200 for two consecutive days. The confirmation rate compared to the test has doubled. The spread of small-scale infections is increasing as the chain of infection is rarely broken. As Corona 19’s situation worsened, it took an emergency to prepare for the 2021 College Aptitude Test (SAT) with less than 20 days remaining. Approximately 493,000 people applied for the next SAT on December 3. It is the first ‘winter SAT’ in history. First, the confirmed patient and self-isolation are tested in a separate space on the day. There are about 120 beds and 750 separate testing rooms for this purpose. If the spread doesn’t stop, beds and labs may be in short supply. According to the Ministry of Education, an average of 294 high school students per day are in self-quarantine until the 12th of this month. Last month, the average was 140. The average number of high school students who were unable to attend school due to suspicious symptoms on self-diagnosis is more than 4,000 per day this month.
I am also concerned about the traffic problem that day. Self-isolators use their own vehicles or have alternative means. Confusion is inevitable when the number of subjects increases suddenly or is reported the day before or just before the test. It is not easy to maintain distances during breaks or lunches in the general test center. The government has established 15 days from the 19th to the day of the SAT as a ‘special quarantine’ period. As such, Corona 19’s current situation is dire. According to the Central Headquarters for Security and Disaster Countermeasures (intermediate script), the number of new confirmed cases of corona19 at 0 o’clock on the 15th is 208. After the previous day (205), it exceeded 200 for two days in a row. It was 74 days after 267 people on September 2. Although the test scale was reduced, the positive rate jumped to 2.17%. This is more than double the cumulative positive rate (1.02%).
On this day, the script issued a preliminary warning to raise the level of ‘Social Distance’ in the metropolitan area and the Gangwon area. There is a great chance that you will upgrade from stage 1 to stage 1.5. Park Neung-hoo, the company’s first deputy script director (Minister of Health and Welfare) said in a public appeal the day that “if we also relax now, a severe winter can come at any moment.”
▼ If a school is confirmed, the information will be released … Recommended refrain from teaching from 1 week before the SAT ▼A special quarantine will take place for about two weeks before the college entrance examination (SAT) on December 3. This is a countermeasure as the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea is getting worse, with the number of new confirmed cases increasing to 200 per day. It is not enough to affect the SAT schedule, but if spread is not detected, there is concern that there will be confusion in securing the SAT test site and moving on the same day. On the 15th, Yu Eun-hye, Deputy Prime Minister of Social Studies and Minister of Education, held a briefing at the Seoul Government Complex on the 15th and announced the ‘AT-intensive security management plan’. The key is to operate the ‘Special Quarantine’ of the SAT from the 19th to the day of the SAT. During the special quarantine period, the Ministry of Education and the Office of Education carry out intensive quarantine inspections in academies and training centers, and local governments in study cafes. During this period, if a person confirmed by corona19 occurs due to a contact within the school, the name of the school, the route of infection and the reason will be temporarily disclosed on the website of the Ministry of Education. From the 26th, a week before the SAT, the Ministry of Education recommended that students refrain from face-to-face teaching in the case of academies and training centers attended by examinees, and that examinees also refrain from visiting The academy. The Ministry of Education also announced precautions for corona patients19, self-isolation and confirmed patients, as well as the status of safe testing sites. The test site for confirmed examinees has secured 29 hospitals and 120 beds in each city and province, using base hospitals and life treatment centers. For the self-isolation examinees, 113 test sites and 754 test rooms were set up. Since the Ministry of Education has not disclosed the size of the confirmed and quarantined candidates, it cannot be confirmed whether the currently secured test sites are insufficient. The Ministry of Education is planning to secure additional test sites in line with the Corona 19 spread trend, and the size of confirmed candidates will be finalized a week before the SAT.
On the day of the SAT, general candidates will check for fever or respiratory symptoms before entering the testing center, and then they will take the test in a separate testing room for symptom boxes and a general testing room for symptom-free students. Candidates who are notified of confirmation or quarantine before the SAT may take the SAT only when they inform the public health center that they are applicants for the SAT and call the competent education office to report the matters necessary for the test. The Office of Education will change the testing site based on the student report and the public health center report and will inform the examinee.
As much as the SAT quarantine, it is also important to ensure the safety of candidates in the current situation of Corona 19 spread. Recently, as sporadic group infections continue in schools and academies, the number of high school students not they can go to school this month. According to the Ministry of Education, an average of 294.4 high school students per day were unable to attend school due to notification of self-isolation from health authorities from 1 to 12. This is more than the average of 140.4 on last month. The average number of high school students who were considered to be out of school during the same period was 4,137.2 per day. Vice Premier Yu urged the public to follow quarantine rules and participate in the ‘Safe SAT, Safe College Admissions’ for examinees.’
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