Short-term Stayers from China Positivity Rate at 13.2%... Cumulative 16.9%, Showing a 'Declining Trend'

[Asia Economy Reporter Byeon Seon-jin] The positivity rate among arrivals who departed from China the previous day and were immediately tested at the airport was found to be 13.2%.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 12th, out of 1,861 people who arrived at Incheon International Airport from China the previous day, 302 short-term foreign residents underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing at the airport testing center, with 40 (13.2%) confirmed positive. This marked two consecutive days of double-digit positivity rates following the previous day's 14.7%.

The positivity rate among short-term foreign residents showed an increasing trend from 19.7% on the first day of testing on the 2nd, to 26.5% on the 3rd, and 31.4% on the 4th, before fluctuating after the mandatory submission of pre-arrival negative test certificates began on the 5th, with rates of 12.6%, 23.5%, and 14.8% on the 5th, 6th, and 7th respectively. The positivity rates over the recent three days were 5.5% → 14.7% → 13.2%.

The health authorities note that daily positivity rates can vary significantly depending on COVID-19 testing methods and incubation periods, and they focus on the declining trend in cumulative positivity rates. The cumulative positivity rate for short-term residents tested at the airport is 16.9% (483 out of 2,852). Since the 2nd, a total of 13,007 people have entered the country through airports from China.

Meanwhile, the total number of imported confirmed cases on this day increased by 15 from the previous day (120) to 135. Among them, 90 (66.7%) were arrivals from China, including short-term foreign residents confirmed positive at the airport testing center, Chinese nationals confirmed at public health centers, and long-term foreign residents.

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