Undoubtedly, students of hundreds of South Korean schools, and their parents, were looking forward to school reopening on Friday.<br />But according to Business Insider, hopes were dashed when a surge in novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases forced a delay in reopening.<br />Korean health officials announced 79 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. Among them, 69 were reported at a distribution center in Bucheon.<br />838 schools scheduled to resume classes on Friday remained closed. Instead, students were told to continue with remote learning.<br />South Korea is one of the few countries to get its coronavirus response right due to widespread testing, contact tracing, quarantine, and lockdown.<br />But this new setback forced the government to reinstate restrictions.
