[세종=뉴스핌] Reporter Lee Kyung-hwa = As of today (5th), the quarantine measures for travelers from China have been tightened, so they need to submit a negative confirmation before entering the country. You can only board a flight to Korea if you receive a negative result on a Gene Amplification Test (PCR) received within 48 hours of departure or a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) within 24 hours.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare expects that the number of confirmed cases arriving in Korea while infected in China will decrease if the presentation of a negative confirmation certificate is made mandatory. As the issuance of short-term visas has been limited to diplomatic missions in China since 2020, the number of travelers entering the country is expected to decrease.
According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Bangdaebon), from 0:00 on the 4th, to 0:00 on the 4th, following the Corona 19 PCR test on 281 short-term foreigners arriving from China through Incheon airport , 73 were confirmed positive. The confirmed case rate (positivity rate) is 26%. The total number of arrivals from China through Incheon International Airport is 1,137.
Previously, since the 2nd, PCR testing has been made mandatory after entry for all participants from China. As the government tightened quarantine measures for immigrants from China, foreigners on a short-term stay of 90 days or less were required to undergo a PCR test at the inspection center outside the arrivals hall of the Incheon International Airport and long-term stays of more than 90 days at a public health center near their residence.
From 2 to 00:00 on the 4th, there were 2,189 arrivals from China through Incheon International Airport. A total of 590 foreign short-term PCR testers were tested and 136 were found to be double positive. The confirmed case rate is 22.7%. With 1 in 5 attendees from China testing positive for COVID-19, there are concerns that there will be a shortage of temporary quarantine facilities.
The government is operating two temporary facilities with a capacity of 160 people near the Incheon International Airport. As of 2, 35 of the 61 confirmed arrivals from China have been quarantined at home and 28 have been admitted to a facility, so the facility operation rate is 17.5%. If a long-term resident guarantees home quarantine for a short-term foreigner, it is possible to isolate himself at the home of the guardian.
An official from the Ministry of Health and Welfare said, “We are trying to find a hotel near Incheon Airport and secure additional rooms.” “If we get preliminary voice confirmation from the 5th, the demand for temporary structures will decrease significantly,” he said.
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| [영종도=뉴스핌] Reporter Jeong Il-goo = On the afternoon of the 2nd, when the high-intensity quarantine measures began to perform a new gene amplification test (PCR) of coronavirus (Corona 19) infection for all travelers entering from China, the foreign travelers arriving from China through Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 Incheon International Airport Corona 19 Immigrant Inspection Center accepts PCR tests. 2023.01.02 mironj19@newspim.com |
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