Schools in South Korean capital to go back online as virus cases surge

Schools in South Korea's capital Seoul and its surrounding areas will close and go once again to online classes amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak, the Education Ministry said Tuesday.The schools will be closed from Wednesday to Sept. 11, in line with the government's decision to tighten quarantine rules as the metropolitan region has seen a surge in new cases.The decision affects schools in Seoul, and the nearby Gyeonggi and Incheon areas. High school seniors will be exempted, however.After the country brought an earlier outbreak under control through aggressive testing and other measur…READ FULL ARTICLE