(Shoulun) South Korea announced that it would extend the measure of the suspension of the suspension of Chinese citizens' short -term visas to South Korea for one month, until February 28.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, the Central Disaster Security Countermeasure Headquarters announced on Friday (January 27) that the above decision explained that although the situation of prevention and control in South Korea is better, it cannot completely exclude overseas input confirmed cases after the Spring Festival.The possibility of the epidemic spread again.
The Central Disaster Security Countermeasure Headquarters also said that if the situation improves before the deadline, it is possible to restart the short -term visa issuance early.
South Korean epidemic prevention department data shows that there are 1,404 overseas input cases in the past two weeks, of which 890 cases from China.The Central Disaster Security Countermeasure Headquarters said that in the future, it will still pay close attention to the epidemic and make every effort to stabilize the domestic epidemic situation.
After China's release of the epidemic prevention and control policy in December last year, more than 10 countries including the United States, Australia, and several EU member states were required to provide Chinese tourists with nucleic acid test negative results.
Among them, South Korea is one of the countries with the most stringent inbound restrictions on China.
In addition to tightening the prevention requirements for immigration from Chinese entry, the South Korean government has also suspended from the issuance of a short -term visa to Chinese citizens from January 2 to January 31, saying that it can be postponed according to the situation.
China announced countermeasures earlier this month and suspended the issuance of a short -term visa for South Korean citizens to China.
