South Korea limits school numbers over virus spike

Senior students wait for class to begin with plastic boards placed on their desks at Jeonmin High School in Daejeon, South Korea. South Korea on Saturday imposed limits on the number of pupils going to schools in and around Seoul as officials scramble to tackle fresh Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases that threaten the country's success in containing the epidemic. - AP

SEOUL: South Korea on Saturday imposed limits on the number of pupils going to schools in and around Seoul as officials scramble to tackle fresh Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases that threaten the country's success in containing the epidemic.

Only one in three pupils at kindergartens, elementary and middle schools in the Seoul metropolitan area -- home to half the population -- will be allowed to physically attend school each day, authorities said, with the others remote learning.