SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday those who have been fully vaccinated here will be exempted from the mandatory 14-day isolation when arriving from overseas amid the country’s all-out efforts to expand inoculation. The new rules will be applied starting next Wednesday only for those who have been fully inoculated in [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean health authorities said Wednesday that fully vaccinated people will be exempted from the country’s mandatory 14-day isolation period from early next month as the country is struggling to speed up the vaccination campaign. Health authorities said that, under the country’s anti-infection measures, those who have been fully [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A Japanese man who became the first foreigner arrested by South Korean police in May for violating mandatory self-isolation rules aimed at containing the coronavirus was freed on Wednesday after being given a suspended jail sentence by a local court. The Seoul Western District Court sentenced the 23-year-old Japanese [...]