It was announced that some of the measures to strengthen entry quarantine measures, which have been implemented since 2, were also decided for new arrivals from Hong Kong and Macao, neighboring regions of China. The photo shows the arrival hall of Incheon International Airport on 4. Reporter Park Jong-min
Since the government made it mandatory for travelers arriving from China to have a negative COVID-19 confirmation certificate, the positivity rate after entering the country has fluctuated day by day.
The Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that as of 0:00 on the 8th, 1,267 people had arrived at Incheon International Airport from China the day before, of whom 291 were short-stay foreigners.
Short-stay foreigners receive PCR (genetic amplification) tests directly at the airport inspection center, and 43 people were confirmed that day.
The positive rate was 14.8%, which is approximately “one in seven”. On the 5th, when it was mandatory to present a negative confirmation before entering the country, the positivity rate was 12.6%, down significantly from the 4th day (31.5%), which was up for 3 consecutive days.
However, on the 6th, the positive rate rose by 11%p to 23.5% and on this day it dropped again by 8.7%p to reach the 10% level.
Quarantine authorities are planning to verify the accuracy of the negative confirmation, saying there is a possibility that the test came back positive at the airport due to the incubation period. We are also evaluating a plan not to accept negative confirmations issued by institutions with a high positive rate after entry.
The presentation of voice confirmation has also been applied to arrivals from Hong Kong and Macao since the 7th. The number of arrivals from Hong Kong on this day was 1,103, 109 fewer than the 1,212 who booked flights. There were no flights from Macau.
The positive rate is unconfirmed because PCR testing is not mandatory for participants from Hong Kong or Macau.
Prime Minister Han Deok-soo visited Incheon International Airport, a quarantine site in response to Corona 19, on the 6th. Prime Minister Han greeted quarantine and immigration officials and visited the station of quarantine and the arrival hall. airport photographers
Meanwhile, as of 00:00 on the 8th, there were 46,766 new confirmed cases.
This is 7,041 less than the previous day’s 53,807 and 10,735 less than a week ago on the 1st (57,501). It also decreased by 11,645 people from last month’s 25 (58,411 people) two weeks ago.
Among the new confirmed cases, the number of imported cases was 132, down by 87 from the previous day (219). Of these, 103, or 78%, are from China.
The number of critically ill patients being treated at the hospital is 526, down by 18 from the previous day (544).
The death toll is 34, down 26 from the previous day (60). The cumulative death toll is 32,590 and the cumulative fatality rate is 0.11%.
