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Yesterday (3rd), the second day after the strict quarantine policy was implemented for people coming from China, as a result of the corona test, one in four short-term residents was tested positive.
As the number rises from the first day, our quarantine authorities are also nervous.
First of all, I am Yoo Seung-hyun, a medical reporter.
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Yesterday (3rd), the number of passengers who entered the country through Incheon International Airport increased by 85 to 1,137.
Among them, 281 were classified as short-term foreigners and received PCR tests at the airport, and 73 were confirmed.
The positive rate is 26%, 1 in 4 people, which is higher than the first day positive rate of 20.4%.
It is expected that the number will rise further if the results of examinations at local public health centers are counted within one day of arrival for Koreans and long-term residents.
Since last month, the proportion of confirmed cases from China among imported cases has increased, and in the recent week, it has risen to 41.9%.
With the mandatory inspection of entrants from China, the number of confirmed cases imported from abroad has also increased.
More than 100 people increased in one day, and as of 0:00 today, 172 people, the highest in 94 days.
Of these, 76% were from China.
From tomorrow, it will be compulsory for travelers arriving from China to submit PCR within 48 hours before boarding, or a negative confirmation of rapid antigen test by medical staff within 24 hours.
From the weekend, arrivals from Hong Kong and Macau must also bring a negative certificate to board the flight.
[Lim Sook-young/Chief of Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters: We investigate whether all the contents of the PCR confirmation form are properly written at the quarantine station, and we investigate at the quarantine stage to see if these are inappropriate.] For
confirmed cases from China, domestic Only BA.5, BF.7, and BN.1 mutations that were already circulating were detected.
(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, Video editing: Kim Ho-jin, CG: Kim Hong-sik)
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