The government plans to shorten the period for which students infected with the coronavirus have to stay home, starting from May 8 when it will downgrade the legal classification of COVID-19, officials said Tuesday.
The measure will be taken in line with the government's plan to lower the status of COVID-19 under the Infectious Diseases Law to Category V, the same level as seasonal influenza.
Currently, students in elementary, junior high and high school are asked to stay home from school for seven days after coronavirus symptoms appear, in principle. But the suspension period will be shortened to five days, which is the same as for seasonal flu.
