No plans to delay new semester
The government said Friday it has no plans to order a postponement ( )of the new school semester nationwide despite a surge ( )in confirmed cases ( )of the novel coronavirus.
The Ministry of Education also set up a task force ( )with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to help foreign students coming from China. The education office in Daegu, which witnessed ( )a sudden spike ( )in confirmed cases this week, has delayed the reopening of 341 kindergartens and 456 elementary and secondary schools ( )in the city.
Calls are growing for a delay in the reopening of schools amid health concerns. The Seoul Metropolitan Government will provide shuttle bus ( )services from the airport to schools for returning Chinese students, and open city-run ( ) facilities ( )to provide temporary ( )housing, meals and daily necessities ( )for the students.
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South Korea confirmed its first new coronavirus case from a Chinese woman from Wuhan, the epicenter ( )of the virus outbreak, on Jan. 20, but the pace ( )of infections had not been alarming until Feb. 17, when a 61-year-old woman who is tied to the Daegu religious sect ( )tested positive for the virus. It is still unclear how the woman was infected with the virus.
People are being asked to avoid non-essential ( )meetings and work at home, with various sports events, concerts and public gathering ( )canceled. All schools delayed their start of the spring semester by a week to March 9.
With untraceable ( )virus infections emerging ( )in other major cities, including Busan and Seoul, concerns are growing over new clusters ( )of infections.
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Government officials warned of a "critical moment ( )" in early March in South Korea's battle with the largest virus outbreak outside China, urging South Koreans to minimize ( )travel and avoid gatherings ( ).
The education ministry said it will postpone the start of all schools' new semester by two weeks to March 23.
"Two weeks are essential for the coronavirus outbreak to ease," minister Yoo Eun-hae told a briefing ( )
韓新學期無延後開學計畫
南韓政府週五表示，並無通令全國新學期延後的計畫，即使新型冠狀病毒確診病例攀升。
教育部也和首爾市政府成立一個專案小組，協助從中國來的外籍生。大邱市本週確診案例突然激增，其教育廳已將市內341所幼兒園與456所小學及中學延後開學。
在對健康的擔憂下，要求延後開學的呼聲愈來愈大。首爾市府將提供返校的中國留學生，從機場到各校的接駁車服務，並開放市營設施，提供這些學生臨時住所、餐點和日常必需品。
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