6490 Arrivals from China, No Ban... Self-Quarantine for Koreans Visiting Hubei (Update)

Noh Hong-in, Chief Officer of the Central Accident Response Headquarters (Director of the Health and Medical Policy Office, Ministry of Health and Welfare), is briefing on the results of the daily situation inspection meeting, including the expansion of support for diagnostic testing fees in response to the novel coronavirus infection, at the Government Sejong Complex in Sejong City on the morning of the 7th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] On the 6th, a total of 6,490 people entered South Korea from China in one day, and the government announced on the 7th that none of them were subject to entry restrictions (entry bans).

According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters, from 0:00 to 24:00 the previous day, a total of 127 flights and passenger ships from China arrived in the country, and all entrants underwent special entry procedures. This procedure is required for all foreign and domestic nationals who have visited China due to the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) when boarding flights or ships departing from China to enter South Korea. Entry is permitted only after directly verifying the domestic residence and actual contact information.

No one was restricted from entry. This means that there were no individuals who answered that they had visited Hubei Province in the past two weeks or Chinese nationals from Hubei Province. Among Koreans, one person reportedly indicated on the documents submitted at entry that they had visited Hubei Province within the last 14 days. Even if there were no symptoms at the time of entry, since there is a possibility of developing symptoms such as fever or cough during their stay in the country, the authorities are continuously monitoring by sending messages to the provided contact information, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters stated.

An official from the headquarters said, "A document called the special quarantine investigation form is submitted, where the visit to Hubei Province is checked," adding, "We confirmed verbally on site and verified that there were no symptoms such as fever or cough, confirmed the domestic residence and contact information, and instructed self-quarantine for 14 days."

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