Singapore-Saipan Travel Bubble Maintained... Quarantine Exemption for Arrivals from Korea

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] As the government decided to quarantine all inbound travelers, both foreigners and Koreans, for 10 days over the next two weeks to block the influx of Omicron, travelers arriving from Singapore and Saipan will be exempt from quarantine.

On the 2nd, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that the travel bubble with Singapore and Saipan will be maintained as is. Even after the 10-day quarantine measure for inbound travelers takes effect on the 3rd, the travel bubble will remain in place, so travelers from these countries will continue to be exempt from quarantine. A travel bubble refers to allowing free travel by exempting quarantine between countries that have established mutual trust in quarantine management. The government signed travel bubble agreements with Saipan in June and with Singapore in October.

Meanwhile, from 0:00 on the 3rd to midnight on the 16th, all inbound travelers from all countries, regardless of vaccination status, must quarantine for 10 days. The enhanced quarantine exemption system will be applied to minimize the issuance of quarantine exemption certificates, limiting them to attending funerals, official duties, and similar cases. Even those who previously received quarantine exemption certificates as overseas vaccinated individuals, such as visiting immediate family members or businesspersons, will be subject to the 2-week quarantine.

Specifically, Korean nationals and long-term foreign residents must self-quarantine for 10 days and undergo three PCR tests (pre-departure PCR, on the first day after arrival, and before the end of quarantine). Short-term foreign residents must quarantine for 10 days in temporary living facilities.

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