Ha Tae-kyung "Russian Sailors Should Be Banned from Disembarking... Variant Coronavirus Has Stronger Transmission"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the Future United Party, raised his voice to completely ban the disembarkation of Russian sailors who are super spreaders of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

On the 29th, Ha said on Facebook, "While the government is focusing only on Gwanghwamun, the new coronavirus from Russian sailors has become the primary cause of cluster infections in Busan," he claimed.

He pointed out, "The coronavirus from Russia is a variant mutated from the original COVID-19, and its transmissibility is much stronger than before," adding, "If this mutated novel coronavirus spreads, the damage to the public will be uncontrollable."

Ha emphasized, "There is a high possibility that Russian sailors submitted forged Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) certificates, so it is even more necessary to ban their disembarkation," and "A confirmed COVID-19 case was found on the Russian vessel Karam, which recently docked in Busan, but this ship had obtained a PCR certificate before departure."

He added, "According to the confirmation from my office, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) did not completely rule out the possibility of forgery."

He said, "According to the Immigration Control Act, which prohibits disembarkation for infectious disease carriers, it is entirely possible to ban Russian sailors from disembarking," and "We must respond strongly, even excessively, to protect the lives and safety of the people."

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