High school students eat lunch at a cafeteria with plastic screens on the table as schools reopen in Daejeon, South Korea, May 20, 2020.Yonhap/via REUTERS
- High schools in South Korea reopened on Wednesday as the country's coronavirus cases begin to dwindle.
- Transparent plastic barriers now separate students in classrooms and cafeterias to minimize the risk of spreading the virus.
- Masks, temperature checks, and antibacterial gel are also required before entering campus each day.
- Social-distancing measures also remain in place.
- Scroll down to see what the first day back at school looked like.
Schools in South Korea have reopened, and photos show much has changed, with plastic screens now separating students in their classrooms and cafeterias.
On Wednesday, high school seniors were the first students to return to school as life in the country slowly returns to normal.
Students were supposed to go back to school in March, but that date was repeatedly pushed back due to the outbreak.
Now schools have put in a set of stringent new rules to prevent the coronavirus from breaking out in campuses. Earlier this week France reported 70 new coronavirus cases in schools that were allowed to reopen.
In South Korea, before entering school campuses, students are now required to:
- Get their temperature checked upon arrival each day.
- Rub their hands with antibacterial gel.
- Wear a mask and refrain from shaking hands.
And in cafeterias:
- Transparent glass dividers now separate each seat from the front and sides.
- Students can't sit opposite each other and must sit in a zig-zag pattern, leaving a space between seats.
- No one can sit on the end seat near a thoroughfare.
- No one can share water or food.
- Students must bring their own cutlery.
Scroll down to see what this looks like:
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