Tour of Panmunjom Suspended Again After One Month

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[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] The general tours of Panmunjom will be suspended again just over a month after resuming.

According to the United Nations Command (UNC), due to the recent elevation of quarantine levels by the UNC and restrictions on the entry of U.S. Forces Korea personnel into the Seoul metropolitan area, it was announced that general tours of Panmunjom will be temporarily suspended from the 18th in consideration of public safety.

The UNC stated that before this suspension of tours, the security tour sites under its jurisdiction were also proactively closed. Panmunjom tours have been repeatedly suspended and resumed depending on the COVID-19 situation. They were suspended on December 18, 2020, due to the spread of COVID-19, partially resumed last April, suspended again in July, and resumed on November 30, but now they are being suspended again just over a month later.

As the number of infected soldiers rapidly increased, the U.S. Forces Korea raised the domestic public health protection condition (HPCON) level from 'Bravo' to 'Bravo Plus' on the 8th.

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