[Breaking] Army Private Supporting 'Entry Quarantine' at Gwangmyeong Station Tests Positive for COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] A private in the army who was deployed at Gwangmyeong Station to support quarantine for incoming travelers has tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to the Ministry of National Defense on the 13th, Private A, who performed quarantine support duties at Gwangmyeong Station in Gyeonggi-do from the 9th to the 31st of last month, tested positive for COVID-19 the day before.

Private A tested negative in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test conducted on the last day of quarantine support, the 31st of last month, and was under preventive quarantine at his home in Paju, Gyeonggi-do. However, he tested positive in the PCR test conducted the day before for quarantine release.