16 crewmembers from Russian vessel docked in Busan test positive for COVID-19
- 4 years ago
부산 입항 러시아 선원 21 중 16명 코로나19 '양성'
A cluster COVID-19 infection has been confirmed on a Russian vessel docked in South Korea's southeastern city of Busan.
Local quarantine authorities confirmed Tuesday that of 21 people aboard, 16 had tested positive.
They've isolated some 1-hundred-60 people who came in contact with the patients, most of whom are port union workers who've been helping unload cargo and repair the ship.
Among them, at least 34 workers came into close contact with the infected sailors.
The ship departed from Vladivostok and arrived in Busan on Sunday.
A cluster COVID-19 infection has been confirmed on a Russian vessel docked in South Korea's southeastern city of Busan.
Local quarantine authorities confirmed Tuesday that of 21 people aboard, 16 had tested positive.
They've isolated some 1-hundred-60 people who came in contact with the patients, most of whom are port union workers who've been helping unload cargo and repair the ship.
Among them, at least 34 workers came into close contact with the infected sailors.
The ship departed from Vladivostok and arrived in Busan on Sunday.