COVID-19 Quarantine Evader from China Caught in Seoul (Comprehensive)

Caught hiding in a hotel in Seoul
Police plan to investigate specific circumstances including reason for escape

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] A man in his 40s from China who tested positive for COVID-19 and then refused hotel quarantine and fled was apprehended in Seoul.

On the 5th, the Jungbu Police Station in Incheon announced that they arrested Mr. A (41), who was hiding in a hotel in Seoul, at around 12:55 PM that day.

Earlier, Mr. A is suspected of fleeing after refusing quarantine despite testing positive for COVID-19 near a hotel in Yeongjongdo, Jung-gu, Incheon, at 10:04 PM on the 3rd.

CCTV footage from the hotel secured by the police showed a quarantine bus arriving at the parking lot, and six minutes later, Mr. A getting off the vehicle and fleeing.

He reportedly moved about 300 meters from the hotel to a large supermarket and then took a taxi to Seoul. Although order maintenance personnel were deployed at the scene, they could not prevent Mr. A's escape.

He arrived at Incheon Airport Terminal 1 on a passenger flight from China on the 3rd, tested positive for COVID-19, and was scheduled to be quarantined at this hotel, which is a temporary living facility.

The police plan to transfer Mr. A back to Incheon and investigate the specific circumstances, including the reason for his escape and his movement route.

Meanwhile, as the government recently faced a resurgence of COVID-19 in China, it strengthened quarantine measures starting from the 2nd by restricting short-term visas from China and mandating COVID-19 tests before and after entry to prevent the influx of COVID-19 cases from China.

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