Posted on Jul 27, 2020
Swimming defector did not have virus, says S Korea
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The man suspected of being North Korea's first confirmed Covid-19 patient did not have the virus, South Korea says.
The man apparently defected from North to South three years ago, before seemingly deciding to return last week.
South Korea said the man reached the North by crawling through a drainpipe on a southern island, and then swimming about a mile.
At the weekend, North Korea reported its first suspected case of Covid-19.
It said the patient was a North Korean who had "re-defected" from the South.
The man apparently defected from North to South three years ago, before seemingly deciding to return last week.
South Korea said the man reached the North by crawling through a drainpipe on a southern island, and then swimming about a mile.
At the weekend, North Korea reported its first suspected case of Covid-19.
It said the patient was a North Korean who had "re-defected" from the South.
Swimming defector did not have virus, says S Korea
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Thank you for sharing this tidbit of news from the BBC shipmate.
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I understand his “return” was spurred by a sexual assault charge he is facing. Apparently the South Koreans also saw him in the same area a few days prior to his “return”. I strongly think we will never hear from him again, likely they’ve put him in the gulag he will live out his life in.
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