S. Korea continues to battle with rising number of imported COVID-19 cases
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So, for the last six months, South Korea has been grappling with cluster infections of COVID-19 in local communities as well as imported cases from overseas.
But with the pandemic situation worsening outside of the country, this Asian country recently beefed up quarantine measures for overseas arrivals from Covid-19 high risk nations.
Our Choi Won-jong is at Incheon International Airport.
Traveling can be challenging during the global pandemic,... especially for overseas visitors to South Korea, as the nation struggles with a steady rise in imported coronavirus cases.
Based on data collated by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over a two-week period, there were six-hundred-83 reported cases. 56-point-2-percent were from overseas.
As of Monday, there have been more than two-thousand imported cases reported in Korea. So, to prevent any more, enhanced screening measures have been put in place at airports.
"In the past, it was possible to enter the country without submitting a document that shows the traveler was negative for COVID-19. But now people cannot board flights or enter South Korea if this document has not been issued from their country of departure."
When foreign nationals from high-risk COVID-19 countries arrive, they are required to submit documents that prove they tested negative for COVID-19 and within 48 hours before departure.
However, all visitors are still required to self-quarantine for 14 days...either at government facilities or at a designated address.
But, some foreign visitors say the screening process has been well-thought out.
"I think Korean government is handling the coronavirus very very tight very very good. it's really amazing for me. because it's very very different with other countries."
In addition, South Korea has limited the number of passengers from high-risk countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to 60-percent of an aircraft's capacity.
Meanwhile, the government added Philippines and Uzbekistan to its list of high-risk COVID-19 countries on Monday. Officials have vowed to strengthen quarantine measures if the number of imported cases continues to rise. Choi Won-jong, Arirang News, Incheon.
So, for the last six months, South Korea has been grappling with cluster infections of COVID-19 in local communities as well as imported cases from overseas.
But with the pandemic situation worsening outside of the country, this Asian country recently beefed up quarantine measures for overseas arrivals from Covid-19 high risk nations.
Our Choi Won-jong is at Incheon International Airport.
Traveling can be challenging during the global pandemic,... especially for overseas visitors to South Korea, as the nation struggles with a steady rise in imported coronavirus cases.
Based on data collated by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over a two-week period, there were six-hundred-83 reported cases. 56-point-2-percent were from overseas.
As of Monday, there have been more than two-thousand imported cases reported in Korea. So, to prevent any more, enhanced screening measures have been put in place at airports.
"In the past, it was possible to enter the country without submitting a document that shows the traveler was negative for COVID-19. But now people cannot board flights or enter South Korea if this document has not been issued from their country of departure."
When foreign nationals from high-risk COVID-19 countries arrive, they are required to submit documents that prove they tested negative for COVID-19 and within 48 hours before departure.
However, all visitors are still required to self-quarantine for 14 days...either at government facilities or at a designated address.
But, some foreign visitors say the screening process has been well-thought out.
"I think Korean government is handling the coronavirus very very tight very very good. it's really amazing for me. because it's very very different with other countries."
In addition, South Korea has limited the number of passengers from high-risk countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to 60-percent of an aircraft's capacity.
Meanwhile, the government added Philippines and Uzbekistan to its list of high-risk COVID-19 countries on Monday. Officials have vowed to strengthen quarantine measures if the number of imported cases continues to rise. Choi Won-jong, Arirang News, Incheon.