One of the people, who reportedly showed
potential symptoms of the infectious disease while entering the country via
Incheon International Airport, has been admitted to Incheon Medical Center,
Yonhap said in the report.
Diagnostic tests were being conducted on
the suspected cases, it added, citing the Korea Disease Control and Prevention
Agency (KDCA).
A health ministry spokesperson declined to
comment on the report.
Earlier this month, South Korea designated
monkeypox as a second-degree infectious disease, according to its four-tier
system, with 22 contagious diseases including COVID-19, cholera and chickenpox
being included in the same category.