[Breaking] Another Indonesian Arrives in Busan Tests Positive... "Dozens of Crew Members Heading to Korea"

Passenger Plane from Jakarta to Incheon Followed by KTX Travel to Busan and Ulsan

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] An Indonesian seafarer who arrived in Busan via Incheon Airport from Indonesia has tested positive again for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

According to the Korean Embassy in Indonesia on the 3rd, an Indonesian man who entered the country from Indonesia the previous day and underwent a diagnostic test at the Busan Station screening clinic that afternoon was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the same day.

The Indonesian man, who became Busan City's 152nd confirmed case, is from Madura Island, East Java, and it was confirmed that he entered the country together with eight others employed as seafarers.

According to the Jakarta aviation industry, out of 100 passengers on recent flights from Jakarta to Incheon, 30 to 50 are Indonesian workers employed as seafarers. Despite the COVID-19 situation, there is a steady demand for Indonesian seafarer labor, so they continue to board flights to Korea. They purchase one-way tickets, enter through Incheon Airport, and then take the KTX to Busan and Ulsan.

An airline official stated, "Indonesian seafarers are usually assigned seats separated at the rear of the aircraft, while Korean and other passengers are seated toward the front."

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