SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea lowered the travel alert Monday for the Chinese province of Hubei, the original epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, as the situation there has stabilized and travel demand is growing, the foreign ministry said. The “red” travel warning for Hubei, meaning “advised to leave the area,” has been [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will lift restrictions on arrivals from China’s Hubei province, believed to be the epicenter of COVID-19 outbreaks, starting Monday, as virus cases have eased there and China has relaxed entry bans for South Koreans, health authorities said Friday. Since Feb. 4, South Korea has imposed entry bans [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Non-Korean travelers coming from or through China’s Hubei province will be denied entry into South Korea starting on Tuesday, as the country is widening efforts to combat the continuing spread of the novel coronavirus. The entry ban applies to all non-Korean travelers who over the past 14 days have [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Sunday it will bar foreigners who have been in China’s Hubei Province in the past two weeks from entering the country in a drastic measure to stem further spread of the new coronavirus here. The entry ban, which applies to all foreigners who have passed through [...]