One Quarantined Returnee from 'First Repatriation' Arrives in Second Batch... Fever to Asymptomatic (Summary)

On the 31st, overseas Koreans who arrived at Gimpo Airport on a charter flight from Wuhan, China, are seen boarding buses to move. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] One of the Chinese evacuees from Wuhan, who was unable to board the first charter flight due to fever symptoms, arrived on the second charter flight.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced this during a briefing held at the Government Complex Sejong on the 1st.

Among the 18 individuals from the first repatriation who showed suspected symptoms of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia), 11 tested negative. They were admitted to facilities in Asan and Jincheon, while the remaining 7 are awaiting final test results.

Additionally, one evacuee admitted the previous day exhibited respiratory symptoms such as a sore throat and was transferred to Chungnam National University Hospital, but the test result was negative.

Of the 333 evacuees who returned that day, 7 showed suspected symptoms and were immediately transferred to the National Medical Center upon arrival. No one showed fever during the fever screening conducted by the Korean government just before boarding.

However, 4 people indicated respiratory symptoms such as cough and sore throat on the health questionnaire, and 3 people showed symptoms like fever and cough during quarantine after arriving at Gimpo Airport. Kim Gang-rip, Vice Minister of Health and Welfare, stated, "Symptomatic individuals were identified through our quarantine procedures conducted just before departure and upon arrival," and added, "We are currently conducting tests on these individuals."

Initially, 348 evacuees had applied to board the second charter flight, but 16 did not board. Additionally, one evacuee who was sent home due to fever during the Chinese quarantine process the previous day was confirmed asymptomatic and boarded, bringing the total number of returnees to 333.

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