South Korea plans to adopt model social distancing cases from schools around the country while maximizing face-to-face learning for students starting in the fall semester.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, a senior Education Ministry official said consultations with schools have begun on adopting more flexible classroom operations while maintaining density levels.

This comes as the ministry is set to announce a road map later this month to have all students resume in-class learning starting in the fall semester. Larger schools with higher classroom densities have asked to have two-thirds of their students attend, rather than the entire student body.

On Monday, in-class learning was expanded to include two-thirds of middle school students in the capital region while vocational high schools around the country fully resumed face-to-face learning.

Officials didn't expect quarantine problems, as lunch will be served in separated time slots and partitions have been installed in the cafeteria.