KDCA to Designate 'Quarantine Control Areas' in First Half of Next Year... COVID-19 Remains Global

M-Fox in 47 Countries and Cholera in 23 Countries, etc.

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced on the 31st that it held the '2023 First Half Quarantine Expert Committee' and designated quarantine management areas for nine quarantine infectious diseases, including COVID-19.

The quarantine infectious diseases include COVID-19, cholera, polio, yellow fever, plague, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), avian influenza human infection, Ebola virus disease, and Mpox (monkeypox).

As quarantine management areas, COVID-19 covers the entire world, cholera covers 23 countries, and polio covers 17 countries. Yellow fever covers 42 countries, plague 3 countries, MERS 13 countries, avian influenza human infection 1 country, Ebola virus disease 2 countries, and Mpox (monkeypox) 47 countries.

The designation of quarantine management areas is a system to respond to quarantine by assessing the risk level of each country for each infectious disease. The global occurrence trends by type are identified, and the designation is made semiannually through committee deliberation.

For entrants from quarantine management areas, documents related to health status questionnaires, vaccinations, and tests may be requested at the quarantine stage, and if necessary, departure or entry bans for entrants may be requested.

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