First Day of Special Entry Procedures... Government "Considering Mandatory Self-Quarantine for Arrivals" (Update)

Yoon Tae-ho, Head of the Central Quarantine Task Force at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Public Health Policy Officer at the Ministry of Health and Welfare), is holding a regular briefing on the results of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting for COVID-19 response on the morning of the 19th at the Government Sejong Complex in Sejong City. Photo by Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The government announced that it is considering various measures, including mandatory self-quarantine for all arrivals, to prevent the overseas influx of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Yoon Tae-ho, Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters' Quarantine Division (Public Health Policy Officer at the Ministry of Health and Welfare), stated at a regular briefing held at the Government Complex Sejong on the 19th, "As a measure for domestic arrivals, we are discussing various options including mandatory self-quarantine."

Yoon explained, "However, if self-quarantine is implemented, various administrative supports must accompany it, so those aspects need to be reviewed from multiple angles. The discussion is not simply about whether to enforce self-quarantine or not, but about effectively managing those who are not filtered out at the quarantine stage through multifaceted discussions."

Recently, the number of confirmed cases among arrivals from overseas has been rapidly increasing. Yoon urged, "We strongly urge people arriving from foreign countries such as Europe to refrain from going out."

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