Ministry of Foreign Affairs Corrects Number of Repatriated Koreans on Charter Flight to 368... 1 Unable to Board Due to High Fever

Overseas Koreans from Wuhan, China are disembarking from a charter flight that landed at Gimpo Airport on the morning of the 31st. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 31st, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs corrected the number of Korean residents who returned on a chartered flight from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, the origin of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia), from 367 to 368.

An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "The final count of overseas Koreans staying in Wuhan who arrived on the temporary flight is 368," adding, "During the initial counting process, one crew member was additionally counted, but this was corrected in the final tally."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had previously announced that 367 Korean residents boarded the chartered flight from Wuhan. The number of passengers on the first chartered flight was about half of the total applicants, approximately 720.

Meanwhile, it is reported that one Korean resident who was detected with a high fever during the second temperature check by Chinese authorities was not allowed to board. The individual was transported by ambulance provided by the Chinese authorities to a local hospital, received medical treatment, and was then sent home.

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