Busan Port: 16 Confirmed Cases Over Three Days on 3 Russian Ships... One Ship Refusing to Disembark Returns to Port

11 Confirmed Cases, Korenovosk Ship Returns to Home Country
All Asymptomatic, No Domestic Contacts

A quarantine worker is disinfecting at Gamcheon Port in Busan. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Sixteen confirmed COVID-19 cases have continued for three days on a Russian vessel that docked in Busan. All are asymptomatic, and there are no known domestic contacts.

Among them, the Russian vessel Korenovosk, which had 11 confirmed cases at Gamcheon Port, refused to disembark and was ordered to return to its home country.

According to health authorities on the 13th, COVID-19 tests were conducted on applicants for disembarkation from Russian-flagged vessels from the 11th to the 13th. As a result, 11 cases were confirmed on the Korenovosk, 3 on the Tigr, and 2 on the Sargan.

Accordingly, health authorities requested the captain to allow disembarkation for COVID-19 prevention and treatment, but they refused, citing no special symptoms, and reportedly remained at the outer port of Busan Port.

Health authorities stated that after consultations with the vessel, the decision was made to order the ship to return to its home port.

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