[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Pohang City announced on the 17th that Mr. A, a man in his 40s who was classified as a contact of a COVID-19 confirmed case related to Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, and tested positive on the 7th, escaped before being transferred to a medical center but was caught after 4 hours.



Before city officials visited Mr. A's home, he ignored his family’s attempts to stop him around 12:15 PM, left the house, and disappeared. After reviewing closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage to track his movements, the police and quarantine authorities apprehended him around 4:25 PM.


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