South Korea’s latest infection cluster is linked to a cargo ship where at least 16 out of the 21 crew were tested positive for COVID-19.
Namely, Busan officials tested the sailors after receiving notice that the ship’s captain, who returned to Russia after experiencing fever and other symptoms, was diagnosed there earlier.
The ship, which departed from Russia’s Vladivostok, docked in the port city at June 19.
Until now, 176 people have been identified as contacts of the infected crew and have been quarantined accordingly. All of them were tested on June 24.
In addition, another crew member was found positive, on a ship berthed nearby. Tests showed a positive result for one of the 21 crew members. Around 90 people who came into contact have been quarantined.
The infected sailors are receiving treatment at the Busan Medical Center.
In addition, local media informed that the Busan port authorities had not taken health questionnaires from the Russian sailors before allowing them to dock and disembark.