Daegu City, 3 People Caught Unauthorized Leaving Including Using Laundromat During Self-Quarantine (Update)

Planned Legal Action After Additional Investigation

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Daegu City has decided to take legal action against three overseas arrivals in the region who violated their self-quarantine locations.

According to Daegu City on the 14th, one of the overseas arrivals in the area left their mobile phone at home and used a nearby laundromat, where they were caught during a surprise inspection by a joint inspection team. Another overseas arrival left their quarantine location without permission to visit their younger sibling's house and was detected by monitoring personnel when an exit alert sounded on the self-quarantine application. The remaining person left their quarantine location without permission to participate in early voting for the 21st general election and voluntarily reported this to the authorities.

All three are Korean nationals, and Daegu City stated that after further investigation, they plan to file charges with the police. Chaehong-ho, Deputy Mayor of Daegu City, added, "However, regarding the overseas arrival who reported the unauthorized departure after early voting, various considerations are needed to determine if leniency is appropriate."

Meanwhile, as of 6 p.m. on the 13th, there are 2,596 people under self-quarantine in the Daegu area. Among them, 384 have expressed their intention to vote. According to Daegu City, on election day, the 15th, only voters without symptoms of COVID-19 such as fever or respiratory issues, and whose travel time from the quarantine location to the designated polling station is less than 30 minutes one way by private car (no passengers allowed) or on foot, are allowed to vote.

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