China Reports Zero COVID-19 Cases for 22nd Day... 5 Passengers to Korea Test Positive

Five Confirmed Cases Traveling from China to Korea from 16th Last Month to 6th This Month
China's COVID-19 in a Relatively Stabilized Phase, Not Absolute

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Jo Young-shin] Despite the official announcement from China that no new COVID-19 cases have been reported on the mainland for 22 consecutive days, it has been revealed that five passengers traveling from China to Korea tested positive during this period.

According to diplomatic sources on the 7th, five passengers who departed from China and arrived in Korea between May 16 and June 6 were confirmed to have COVID-19.

Their nationalities have not been identified, but during this period, Chinese health authorities announced zero confirmed cases on the mainland excluding imported cases.

As discrepancies arose between the number of confirmed cases reported by Korea and China during the same period, some have questioned the accuracy of the Chinese authorities' statistics claiming that the COVID-19 situation in China has stabilized.

A diplomatic source said, "The COVID-19 stabilization trend in China continues," adding, "Although further investigation is needed, this case appears to involve asymptomatic infected individuals arriving in Korea and then testing positive."

He continued, "Such cases can certainly occur," and added, "It is practically difficult to prevent all cases unless testing is conducted on the entire population in China."

Another source said, "Just because no COVID-19 cases have been reported in China for 22 days does not mean China is in an absolute stabilization phase," and added, "It is more accurate to say that China has entered a relatively stable phase."

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