"Don't Want to Be Quarantined" Chinese Confirmed Case Flees After Incheon Airport... Location Unknown

No Path Revealed Afterwards

A man in his 40s from China who entered through Incheon International Airport tested positive for COVID-19, refused hotel quarantine, and fled, prompting police to pursue him.

According to the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency on the 4th, at around 10:07 PM the previous day, a Chinese national identified as Mr. A (41) refused quarantine due to COVID-19 and ran away near a hotel in Yeongjongdo, Jung-gu, Incheon.

The government is currently implementing strengthened quarantine measures, including short-term visa restrictions and testing before and after entry, to prevent the influx of confirmed COVID-19 cases from China, where the virus has rapidly spread recently.

At the time, the transfer of confirmed patients was handled by employees of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, and it was confirmed that the police were not involved. When Mr. A fled, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported it to 112.

Mr. A, a short-term visitor, arrived late the previous afternoon at Incheon Airport Terminal 1 on a flight from China, was tested at the airport COVID center, confirmed positive, and was scheduled to be quarantined at a temporary living facility, a hotel.

After reviewing closed-circuit television (CCTV) around the hotel, the police confirmed that Mr. A moved to a large supermarket in Unseo-dong, Jung-gu, in the early morning of that day, but his exact route afterward has not yet been revealed.

The police plan to investigate Mr. A on charges of violating the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act if he is apprehended. The government is currently implementing strengthened quarantine measures such as short-term visa restrictions and pre- and post-entry testing to prevent the influx of confirmed cases from China, where COVID-19 has rapidly spread recently.

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