For the first time since South Korea began battling its coronavirus outbreak in early 2020, all schools across the country have resumed full-time in-person classes, Reuters reports.

The fully reopened schools come as part of South Korea's "living with Covid-19" plan, adopted after it reached its vaccination goals last month. Overall 78.8 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated, though that number drops to 12.8pc for those ages 12-17.

"It is true that many concerns remain," South Korean education minister Yoo Eun-hye said during a visit to an elementary school in Seoul.