[Breaking News] Government Adds India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Philippines to Epidemic Countries... Quarantine Exemption Document Issuance Restricted from July

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] Starting next month, even if vaccination is completed overseas, quarantine exemption will be possible when entering Korea for purposes such as visiting immediate family members. However, countries designated as 'variant outbreak countries' where variant viruses are prevalent, such as India and Indonesia, will have restrictions on quarantine exemption.

Kwon Deok-cheol, Minister of Health and Welfare (First Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters), said at the regular COVID-19 briefing on the 29th, "Quarantine exemption for overseas vaccinated individuals will not be applied to entrants from regions or countries where the Delta variant is prevalent," adding, "This applies to those entering from India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and the Philippines."

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