SEOUL, Apr 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea says, it tested more than 1,440 passengers arriving from Europe, for the COVID-19, as it tightens border control, to prevent the virus from re-entering from the West.
The office of Prime Minister Chung Se-kyun, said, 152 of the passengers, who arrived on Sunday, were tested at airport isolation facilities, after exhibiting fever or respiratory symptoms.
The office says, the other 1,290 passengers were taken to an employee training centre of the SK business group in Incheon, and that six of them have so far been sent home after testing negative.
South Korea began testing all passengers arriving from Europe on Sunday, and enforcing 14-day quarantines on South Korean nationals arriving from Europe, and foreigners entering the country from Europe, on long-term stay visas.
Chung says, his government is also considering expanding the measures to passengers arriving from North America.– NNN-YONHAP
