S. Korea quarantines Japanese tourist for possible flu infection

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- A Japanese tourist has been quarantined at an
international airport on South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju after
showing symptoms of the new type-A influenza, health authorities said Tuesday.
The female tourist said to be in her 60s arrived at Jeju International Airport
from Japan's Kansai Airport earlier in the day, the Korea Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.
The center said it is conducting detailed tests to see if she has been infected
with the virus that has already infected more than 8,000 people worldwide.
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