Korean expert tests negative for COVID-19: HCM City says
VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Disease Control Center (HCDC) said on October 31 that they have received negative results for a Korean national who had initially tested positive for the novel coronavirus upon arrival in Japan.
After taking a rapid antigen test at Narita International Airport, Japan, on October 24, the man was tested again through the RT-PCR method, with his results eventually coming back negative. He is said to undergo another RT-PCR test in accordance with Japanese regulations.
The Korean citizen originally entered Vietnam on July 29, and completed a mandatory quarantine period on August 16 in Hanoi. He then travelled to a number of localities in Vietnam on business before leaving for Japan on October 24.
According to the HCDC, before departing for Japan, the man had not taken any conclusive real-time PCR test. An epidemiological investigation indicates that he had not come into contact with any positive COVID-19 patient.
Following the Korean man’s initial positive COVID-19 test, authorities moved to swiftly quarantine 38 individuals who had come into close contact with him. Fortunately, the entire group tested negative for the virus through the RT-PCR method.
