"Over 15% of New Patients on the 21st Are Imported... 8 from Europe" (Update)

On the 19th, when the government expanded the special entry procedures to all incoming travelers worldwide to prevent the influx of COVID-19, passengers arriving on a passenger flight from Frankfurt, Germany, were undergoing the special entry procedures at Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] On the 22nd, more than 15% of the new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were identified as imported cases. Among these, more than half were arrivals from Europe.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for COVID-19 stated in the regular briefing on the afternoon of the day, "Among the 98 new confirmed cases yesterday (21st), 15 cases were related to overseas importation, accounting for 15.3% of the total." Of these, 8 cases entered Korea from Europe, 3 from the United States, and 1 each from Canada, the Philippines, and Iran, with 1 case having traveled through Colombia and the United States.

Kwon Jun-wook, Deputy Director of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, urged, "Please postpone or cancel non-urgent overseas travel, and if you have suspicious symptoms upon entry, voluntarily report to quarantine officers or install the self-quarantine management application, and comply with special entry procedures."

As of midnight on the day, the total cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases in Korea stand at 8,897. Among these, 123 cases have been identified as imported.

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