Asymptomatic arrivals are boarding a bus heading to KTX Gwangmyeong Station from Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport. The photo is unrelated to the article. Source=Yonhap News

Asymptomatic arrivals are boarding a bus heading to KTX Gwangmyeong Station from Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport. The photo is unrelated to the article. Source=Yonhap News

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[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A person in their 30s who recently arrived from overseas in Daejeon has tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).


According to Daejeon City on the 11th, a person in their 30s, A (#167), residing in Jeonmin-dong, Yuseong-gu, was confirmed positive while under self-quarantine after returning from overseas.


A returned the previous morning from Indonesia through Incheon Airport. At the time of entry, A showed no symptoms such as fever and reportedly passed quarantine.


However, A had symptoms including coughing (first appeared on the 6th) while staying in Indonesia, informed the quarantine authorities, then came down to Daejeon and underwent a COVID-19 diagnostic test at the Yuseong Health Center screening clinic.


A was confirmed positive while self-quarantining after the test.



Meanwhile, no confirmed cases had occurred in Daejeon since the 18th of last month, making A's positive diagnosis the first in 24 days.


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