One in Five Short-Term Foreign Visitors from China Tests Positive... Positivity Rate 19.7% (Comprehensive)

On the 2nd, when the high-intensity quarantine measures for COVID-19 testing of arrivals from China were implemented, arrivals from China at Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 underwent COVID-19 tests and waited for the results at the waiting area. / Yeongjongdo - Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Byun Seon-jin] On the first day of the implementation of stringent quarantine measures for arrivals from China, it was found that one in five foreign short-term residents tested positive for COVID-19.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of 10 a.m. on the 3rd, out of a total of 1,052 arrivals from China, 309 foreign short-term residents staying less than 90 days underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing at the Incheon Airport testing center, resulting in 61 confirmed cases (19.7%). The government mandated that from the 2nd, foreign short-term residents must undergo PCR testing at the testing center located outside the arrival hall of Incheon Airport after entry.

Among the newly confirmed cases announced by the CDCH as of midnight that day, 63 were imported cases, but only 16 foreign short-term residents from China were included in this statistic. An additional 45 cases were confirmed from test results after midnight.

Meanwhile, as of midnight that day, 81,056 new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the cumulative total to 29,220,591.

The number of new cases increased by 58,321 compared to the previous day (22,735), which reflected a weekend decrease. It was 6,522 fewer than a week ago on the 27th (87,578). The scale of confirmed cases has been decreasing for seven consecutive days since the 28th of last month compared to the previous week.

The number of critically ill patients hospitalized was 620, down by 17 from the previous day. The number of critically ill patients has remained in the 600s for three consecutive days.

There were 29 additional new deaths from COVID-19. The cumulative death toll reached 32,301, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.

As of midnight that day, the additional winter vaccination rate was 30.6% for those aged 60 and over, and 54.2% for infection-vulnerable facilities.

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