Overseas Arrivals to Stop 'App-Based' Monitoring from the 21st... Quarantine Remains Unchanged

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 18th that from the 21st, it will discontinue the management method using the self-quarantine safety protection app for overseas arrivals.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters explained, "This is to shift personnel and resources previously dedicated to managing overseas arrivals to managing domestic confirmed cases, as the number of confirmed cases imported from abroad has been steadily decreasing and Omicron has become the dominant strain domestically." The number of confirmed cases imported from abroad was 941 in the second week of this month, less than half compared to a month ago (2,276).

However, the quarantine system for overseas arrivals will be maintained. Arrivals will no longer be required to install the self-quarantine safety protection app at airports, ports, or local governments, but the existing self-quarantine or facility quarantine measures will still apply. Submission of a negative PCR test result before entry, testing on day 1 of entry, and testing before quarantine release will also be maintained.

Additionally, from the 21st, overseas arrivals entering through Incheon Airport who obtain a QR code using the Quarantine Information Pre-Input System (Q-CODE system) will no longer need to separately submit the health status questionnaire and special quarantine declaration form, which are currently completed on the aircraft, at the Incheon Airport quarantine station.

The omission of quarantine document preparation for Q-CODE users will first apply to overseas arrivals on flights participating in the pilot operation of the Quarantine Information Pre-Input System, and will be expanded to all flights’ Q-CODE users in the future.

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