Seoul (Daily Pakistan Online) South Korean authorities have said that they are trying to locate a Chinese citizen who tested positive for the corona virus upon arrival in the country but went missing while waiting in a quarantine facility. was done.
The man tested positive after arriving at Incheon International Airport near Seoul late Tuesday and was transferred to a nearby hotel to await entry into quarantine, a health official said. Then it disappeared. The person, who has not been identified, has been placed on a wanted list, said official Kim Joo-young. The man could be jailed for up to a year, or fined 10 million won ($7,840), he said. In addition, the person will be deported and barred from entering the country for a specified period.’
From the beginning of this week, South Korea imposed a condition for passengers coming from China to undergo a PCR test upon arrival. A total of 2189 people have arrived from China since January 2. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said that 590 test results so far showed that 136 people, or 22.7% of the population, were infected with Covid-19. KDCA data shows that 26% of the 281 people tested positive for the virus on Tuesday alone.
