According to the data of the National Center for University Entrance Examinations, the number of people subject to the supplementary examination of the 2022 Common Test for University Admissions reached 1,658 nationwide.Patients with new coronavirus infections, close contacts, and examinees affected by the tsunami caused by the large-scale eruption off the coast of Tonga conducted additional tests at 48 venues nationwide.
According to the University Entrance Examination Center, the 1,658 additional test subjects consisted of 211 patients with new coronavirus infection, 252 people with close contact with new coronavirus disease who did not meet the test requirements on the day of the test, and the tsunami. Six people were unable to take the test due to the suspension or delay of public transportation, and four people were mentally upset by the stab injury that occurred on the street in front of the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo.
Separately, 16 people at the venue in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, whose test schedule was canceled on the 181th due to the issuance of a tsunami warning, were subject to retesting on the 30th. On the day of the Common Test for University Admissions on the 15th and 16th, 1,018 people were in poor physical condition and checked their symptoms using a health checklist in a rest room, etc. As a result, 418 people applied for the supplementary examination.Of the asymptomatic close contacts, 320 are taking the exam in a separate room.
At the venue for the follow-up test and retest, thorough infection control measures such as regular ventilation were taken, and security was strengthened due to the impact of the University of Tokyo stab injury incident.In addition, because of the leak of exam questions, the National Center for University Entrance Examinations notified the venue to try to prevent fraud.
reference:[National Center for University Entrance Examinations] Provision of materials (PDF)
