Korean Air flight attendant tests positive for coronavirus

A Korean Air flight attendant has emerged as the first instance of a cabin crew member testing positive for the coronavirus since it first broke out of the Wuhan city epicentre in January. Citing information from the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), the carrier states that the flight attendant was on the same flight as a group of South Koreans who were diagnosed upon return from a pilgrimage to Israel. KCDC is conducting contact tracing and working with other authorities for a thorough epidemiological survey. South Korea is now the worst-hit outside of mainland China, after the number of coronavirus cases surged last week. It has raised its highest alert for infectious diseases, while an increasing number of countries are imposing travel restrictions to and from the country. <br/>