Korean War veterans salute during a commemorating ceremony for the UN Forces Participating Day in Seoul, South Korea, Monday (July 27(. The day was to honour members of the UN forces who fought for South Korea against the North. - AP
SEOUL, July 27 (dpa): South Korean health authorities on Monday said they have no evidence that an alleged defector who supposedly returned to North Korea and sparked a pre-emptive lockdown in a border town was infected with the novel coronavirus, news agency Yonhap reported.
North Korean state media said Sunday an individual who had illegally crossed the border from South Korea was suspected of having Covid-19, in what would be the first virus case officially confirmed by Pyongyang.
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