SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has deported a Chinese national arrested for going into hiding without entering mandatory quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in South Korea earlier this month, officials said Tuesday. The 41-year-old was deported on Jan. 13, eight days after he was arrested for refusing to quarantine [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea started requiring COVID-19 testing for arrivals from China on Monday, with such measures causing confusion and inconvenience at Incheon International Airport, the gateway to South Korea, throughout the day. Under the new restrictions that were announced only three days ago, all arrivals from China are obliged to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Wednesday it will expand the scope of quarantine from fish, shellfish and crustaceans to include amphibians to prevent the inflow of contagious diseases. The ministry amended the enforcement regulations of the Aquatic Organism Disease Control Act in December of last year to [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will beef up quarantine inspections at major airports as the number of travelers are expected to rise sharply in the summer vacation season amid a new wave of virus resurgence, Interior Minister Lee Sang-min said Friday. Some 200 quarantine workers will be additionally assigned to Incheon International [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has vowed to consider institutional and cultural measures to allow COVID-19 patients to go on leave, even after quarantine requirements are lifted. “Once quarantine requirements are lifted, we’ll have to consider replacing them with other institutional and cultural measures that allow the patient to get rest,” health [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Demand for overseas travel is recovering as the government has lifted various quarantine policies including social distancing measures. Hana Tour Inc., South Korea’s top travel agency, reported 1,272 honeymoon reservations last month, accounting for up to 70 percent of pre-pandemic levels. Reservations have jumped more than tenfold since February [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retailers are raising caution with tightening government restrictions aimed at addressing the spread of the Omicron variant. While department stores and shopping malls have been exempted from the quarantine pass policy, they are now banned from allowing customers to eat or drink on the premises. They have [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Ahead of next year’s presidential and local elections, the government is reviewing the idea of expanding the so-called ‘at-home voting system’ for those quarantined at home or at quarantine facilities for COVID-19. “We submitted a plan to expand coverage of the ‘at-home voting system’ to include those quarantined at [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The spread of the new omicron COVID-19 variant has brought back the mandatory 10-day quarantine for all travelers from overseas, surprising students studying abroad and businesspeople. “My younger sister is about to graduate, and it’ll become harder for her to visit South Korea after she gets a job overseas. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency has set up X-ray machines at all exits located in Incheon International Airport’s Terminal 1 and 2 to tighten up quarantine procedures for animals and plants. The X-ray machines are expected to effectively block the entry of banned animals and plants. “There have [...]