South Korea authorities said on Wednesday they were trying to track down a Chinese national who tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival but went missing while waiting at a quarantine facility.
The person tested positive after arriving at Incheon International Airport near Seoul late on Tuesday and was transferred to a nearby hotel to await admission to quarantine, but then went missing, a health official said.
"And the person would be deported and banned from entering the country for a certain period of time," Kim told a media briefing.on Chinese arrivals, joining a growing list of the countries imposing restrictions amid concerns over a wave of infections following Beijing's decision to lift stringent zero-COVID policies.
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