Asymptomatic arrivals at Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 are boarding a bus heading to KTX Gwangmyeong Station. The photo is unrelated to the article. Source=Yonhap News
[Asia Economy (Naepo) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A person in their 40s who arrived from overseas in Asan, Chungnam, tested positive for COVID-19.
According to Chungnam Province on the 11th, A (Chungnam #196, Asan #26), who arrived from the United Arab Emirates on the 8th, was tested for COVID-19 at the Asan City Health Center on the 10th and was confirmed positive on the same day.
A is scheduled to be admitted to Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, and no confirmed cases related to this person have been identified so far.
The province and quarantine authorities are currently conducting additional epidemiological investigations on A.
Meanwhile, the total number of overseas-imported confirmed cases in Chungnam is 35 (17 Koreans and 18 foreigners).
By country of entry, Kazakhstan leads with 11 cases, followed by Uzbekistan with 6, the United States and the United Kingdom with 5 each, Egypt and the Philippines with 2 each, and Mexico, Hungary, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates with 1 each.
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