Gangneung City Enforces "Zero Tolerance" Policy, Reports Overseas Students Who Left Self-Quarantine Without Permission

Overseas Koreans and expatriates from the Milan area in Italy are returning home on the afternoon of the 1st via a chartered flight through Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport. Upon arrival, all entrants are immediately moved to a designated facility to undergo COVID-19 testing. If everyone tests negative, they proceed to self-quarantine, but if even one person tests positive, all will be quarantined in the facility for 14 days.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] An international student who entered Gangneung, Gangwon Province from overseas was reported for unauthorized departure during the self-quarantine period for COVID-19.

Gangneung City announced on the 1st, "Recently, an international student A (31), who entered from Europe and was under self-quarantine, was reported to the police for unauthorized departure on the 31st of last month."

The city explained, "Since strict response guidelines have been issued by the government, the zero-tolerance policy for unauthorized departures will remain unchanged."

It is known that A entered the country on the 24th of last month and was subject to self-quarantine until the 7th of this month.

It was confirmed that A was detected leaving through the self-quarantine safety protection app while exercising for about an hour around 3 p.m. on the 29th at Gangneung Gangnam Public Stadium.

To prevent repeated cases of unauthorized self-quarantine departures, the city plans to conduct two random phone monitoring sessions daily starting on the 1st, and if the call is not answered immediately, visit the site to check for departure. In addition, the city will cooperate with the police to conduct joint inspections if unauthorized departures occur.

Meanwhile, the current number of overseas entrants subject to self-quarantine in Gangneung is 28.

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