76 Domestic and Foreign Arrivals from Wuhan Missing Contact, "Focusing on Locating Them" (Update)

Kim Kang-rip, Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Among the 2,991 individuals subject to a full investigation for the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan Pneumonia) who entered from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, 28 Korean nationals and 48 foreigners have still been confirmed unreachable.

Kim Kang-rip, Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for the Novel Coronavirus (Vice Minister of Health and Welfare), stated at a regular briefing on the 6th, "As of the 5th, among those subject to the full investigation, 28 Koreans and 48 foreigners, totaling 76 people, are unreachable."

Deputy Minister Kim explained, "For those who cannot be contacted, we are focusing on identifying their whereabouts through the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and we continue to attempt contact."

The government is conducting a full investigation targeting people who entered from Wuhan between January 13 and 26 to prevent the community spread of the novel coronavirus infection. The subjects include 1,160 Koreans and 1,831 foreigners.

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