The man has been placed on a wanted list since it is believed that he escaped while he was waiting to be admitted to quarantine.
On Thursday, South Korean police located a Chinese man who had gone missing after arriving in the country and testing positive for COVID-19. They stated that they would transport him to a quarantine centre and that he could potentially be charged under a statute pertaining to the control of diseases.
The disappearance of the man, who had tested positive for COVID upon arrival at Incheon airport on Tuesday and been ordered into quarantine, raised concerns about increasing infections. This comes after China abandoned a stringent “zero-COVID” policy and is preparing to scrap travel restrictions in response to a rapid increase in the number of cases.
“The guy was found at a hotel in Seoul this afternoon,” a police officer said, adding that the man in his 40s would be transported to a facility to spend the required seven days in quarantine. The quarantine period was mandated by the government.
After the subject has been required to remain in isolation for the prescribed amount of time, we intend to conduct an investigation.
Officials have stated that if he is found guilty of breaking the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, he faces the possibility of spending up to one year in prison and/or paying fines totaling 10 million won ($7,840).
Since Monday, South Korea has joined the growing list of countries that are imposing border restrictions in response to growing concerns over the spread of infectious diseases as a result of China’s decision to end its “zero-COVID” policies. The PCR test is required of all travellers arriving from China in South Korea.
A negative result from a PCR test that was conducted within 48 hours of the beginning of the travelers’ trips to South Korea or a positive result from a fast antigen test that was conducted within 24 hours is required of arrivals as of Thursday.
Since Monday, a total of 4,113 people have arrived in Korea from China. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the results of 917 tests conducted on these individuals showed that 239 of them, or 26.1% of them, were infected with COVID.
According to the data provided by the FDA, on Wednesday, 31.5 percent of the 327 people who were tested came back positive.