The authorities have found in Seoul the Chinese citizen who escaped from a facility in which he had to quarantine after testing positive for covid when undergoing a mandatory test after landing in South Korea. The 41-year-old man was in a hotel in the South Korean capital, according to the Police.
After landing last Tuesday at Incheon International Airport, which serves Seoul, the man tested positive in a PCR test and was transferred to a hotel in this town located to the west of the South Korean capital where he had to remain isolated for seven days.
The man took advantage of a mistake by those responsible for quarantine to run away from the hotel, as reflected in images captured by security cameras.
Before him increase in cases in China and the fear of the entry of new variants, all travelers from that country who want to travel to South Korea must submit a negative covid result before flying and making a PCR test upon landing.
If they test positive, they must carry out a seven day quarantine. The man, who is already in custody, was in search and capture for violating the South Korean Disease Control and Prevention law, which can lead to a fine of up to 10 million won (about $7,850) or up to a year’s imprisonment. jail.
Many countries and regions have activated travel restrictions from China in recent days due to the explosion of cases that has led to the end of the so-called “zero covid” strategy in the Asian giant.
Added to this is the fact that as of January 8, the harsh entry restrictions that have been in force since 2020 in the country will also end and that Open the door that Chinese residents travel again all over the world.
Source: Lasexta
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