South Korea has further postponed the beginning of the new school year by two weeks to protect students from the spread of the coronavirus. Education Minister Yoo Eun Hye said today that kindergartens as well as elementary, middle and high schools nationwide would now reopen on April 6, which is five weeks later than usual. It was the third time the country delayed the start of new school terms amid the coronavirus outbreak. She said education authorities are also considering rescheduling college admission processes to ease disruption for high school seniors. She said it's unclear whether the country will be able to announce the date for the national college exam on March 31 as scheduled.-AP

Source: The Standard March 17, 2020 07:01 UTC