An official says that a South Korean worker at a joint factory park in North Korea has tested positive for swine flu.Unification Ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo said Monday that it was the first case of swine flu at the complex in the North Korean border city of Kaesong.
She said a 32-year-old worker was brought back to South Korea after displaying a high fever and other flu-related symptoms over the weekend.
The Health Ministry says that 64 South Koreans have died of swine flu-related causes. Lee says North Korea has said it is free of swine flu.
The factory park is a key symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. About 110 South Korean factories there employ some 40,000 North Korean workers. It opened in 2004.
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