In South Korea, a newly identified coronavirus among Russian sailors

In South Korea revealed a coronavirus from three members of the crew of a Russian ship anchored in Pusan. About this RBC reported in the Russian Consulate General in Busan.

“The three sailors discovered coronavirus, with the captain, we were in contact. They have no symptoms, and the test results found”, — said the Consulate. All patients 16 Jul should put in the local hospital.

As writes the South Korean Agency Yonhap, citing local health authorities infected sailors arrived in Busan on a fishing vessel under the flag of Russia. The ship was in port Gamcheon in June, now he is at the city repair yard. All on Board are 29 people. It clarifies the Agency, the remaining sailors are isolated on their ship, the expected results of all tests sailors to the coronavirus.

According to Yonhap, earlier this week COVID-19 confirmed the Russian sailor aboard a deep sea fishing vessel under the flag of Tuvalu, moored in the same port. Tests the rest of the crew negative, they are quarantined until 28 July, after which will be re-examined.

At the end of June coronavirus identified 16 sailors from a Russian cargo vessel, sailed to Busan from Vladivostok. The Consulate General of Russia in Busan clarified that infected the crew of the refrigerated cargo vessel “ice stream” (the port of registry Vladivostok, owner — LLC Reftransflot). The sick were hospitalized in a specialized medical center in Busan.

Yonhap said that the outbreak on Board the Russian ship in June led to the contamination of 19 people.

Only in South Korea according to the Korean Ministry of health recorded 13 612 patients. Of them died 291 people.