Health Authorities Consider Exempting Fully Vaccinated Overseas Entrants from Self-Quarantine

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] The government is considering exempting overseas arrivals who have completed COVID-19 vaccination from self-quarantine.

Jung Eun-kyung, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), stated at the regular briefing of the Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) on the 28th regarding self-quarantine for overseas arrivals, "We are reviewing the exemption of self-quarantine for overseas arrivals who have completed vaccination."

Commissioner Jung said, "We believe we have achieved the goal of delaying the domestic spread of the Omicron variant at the early stage of its outbreak through quarantine of overseas arrivals," adding, "We will implement such measures at an appropriate time."

He continued, "We are currently conducting a pilot project of the 'Pre-Entry Reporting' system, where individuals personally submit information about regions visited before entry, vaccination status, negative test certificates, and health questionnaires," and explained, "Once this system is fully operational, we are considering changing the management method for overseas arrivals based on individual (infection) risk levels."

Currently, overseas arrivals are required to submit a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) negative test certificate before entry and self-quarantine for seven days at a facility or home after entry, but this will be eased by assessing individual risk levels.

Similar easing measures are being implemented overseas as well, such as exempting self-quarantine for arrivals based on vaccination status or allowing entry without requiring a PCR negative test certificate.

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