Seongnam City 'Zero Tolerance for Quarantine Violations'... Foreigner A and Family of 3 Reported

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province, reported to the police a foreigner A who violated quarantine rules and left quarantine without permission during self-isolation, along with two family members who deliberately concealed the unauthorized departure.

A entered Incheon Airport from London, UK, on the 11th and was subject to self-quarantine until the 25th. On the 25th, A was finally confirmed positive for COVID-19.

However, during self-quarantine, A was found through epidemiological investigation to have taken walks with spouse B and mother-in-law C, and visited a post office and a bakery.

They are also known to have deliberately concealed the fact of leaving quarantine from the epidemiological investigation team, thereby obstructing the investigation.

Seongnam City, following a zero-tolerance policy, notified the Seoul Immigration Office of the Ministry of Justice about A's quarantine violation on the 27th, and on the same day, filed a police complaint against A, B, and C for violating the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act.

An official from the Bundang District Health Center stated, "Under the zero-tolerance principle, if self-quarantined individuals leave without legitimate reasons or deliberately conceal or omit facts in the future, they will be held strictly accountable, including reporting to judicial authorities and claiming compensation."

The current Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act stipulates that violators of self-quarantine measures face "imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to 10 million won," and those who refuse, obstruct, evade epidemiological investigations, make false statements, or deliberately omit or conceal facts face "imprisonment of up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million won."

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