COVID-19 Positive Migrant Worker Caught in Seoul 10 Hours After Disappearance

A migrant worker diagnosed with COVID-19 in Chungju, Chungbuk, went missing and was caught by the police and quarantine authorities in Seoul after 10 hours. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Nana] It has been confirmed that a migrant worker who tested positive for COVID-19 in Chungju, Chungbuk, went missing and was caught by the police and quarantine authorities in Seoul after 10 hours.

According to the police on the 30th, a 47-year-old Tanzanian woman, A, who was working at a factory where a confirmed case was reported, underwent a COVID-19 test and tested positive on the morning of the 28th.

On that day, A received a positive test notification call from the Chungju health authorities, and it is reported that she hung up the phone around 9:30 a.m. and went missing. The quarantine authorities immediately informed the Chungju Police Station.

Later, A’s location signal was detected near Dobong-gu, Seoul, and the Seoul police tracked her down, catching her around 7:30 p.m. on a bus bound for Chungju that had just departed from the express bus terminal.

A was transported by ambulance to a hospital in Chungju, and the 26 passengers and driver who were on the bus were tested for COVID-19, with 3 in Seoul and 23 in Chungju. It was reported that all of them were wearing masks.

In the police statement, A reportedly said she came to Seoul to withdraw money. The police explained that an epidemiological investigation is needed regarding how she traveled from Chungju to Seoul and her destination.

The police and quarantine authorities also stated that they will consider the possibility that communication was not properly conducted at the time because A was not proficient in Korean.

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