It has been confirmed that Korean Air boarded the aircraft without properly identifying a foreigner who was tested positive for COVID-19.
According to Korean Air on the 22nd, an American man in his 20s from the U.S. Forces in Japan checked in for Korean Air's KE704 flight to Incheon International Airport from Narita, Japan, on the afternoon of May 29.
A, who was infected with COVID-19, presented a confirmation that the test results were positive during the procedure.
Since January 8 this year, the government has made it mandatory for all foreigners entering the country to submit a COVID19 test (PCR) voice confirmation. Airplane boarding is prohibited if it is positive.
But Korean Air allowed the boarding without restraining. This is in violation of the Quarantine Directive. About 30 passengers were aboard the aircraft, and about three to four people were in close contact with A. Mr.
A reportedly submitted both the voice confirmation he had received before the COVID-19 infection and the positive confirmation he had received just before leaving the country.
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