Police on Thursday arrested a Chinese man who ran away from a quarantine hotel after testing positive for COVID-19.
Incheon Jungbu Police Station said the fugitive was caught in a hotel in Seoul at around 12:55 p.m. on Thursday.
The 41-year-old, who tested positive for COVID-19 at Incheon Airport after arriving from China, is accused of refusing quarantine and fleeing from a hotel in Yeongjong-do, Incheon, at around 10:04 p.m., Tuesday.
A hotel surveillance camera showed the man running away six minutes after a bus carrying COVID-positive travelers arrived at the hotel parking lot. He ran to a supermarket about 300 meters away from the hotel and took a taxi to Seoul, according to the police investigation.
A total of 42 police personnel were deployed to track the fugitive's whereabouts. Authorities will further investigate the reason why he fled and the route he took.
