SEOUL: South Korea will stop the COVID 19 polymerase chain reaction PCR testing requirement for inbound travellers starting on October 1st, according to Yonhap news agency on Friday.
Within 24 hours of arrival, inbound travellers are required to take a PCR test.
The agency said that all COVID 19 restrictions on inbound travellers will be lifted.
South Korea removed the pre-departure COVID- 19 testing requirement for inbound travellers earlier this month.
The South Korean government has recently loosened COVID 19 restrictions due to the decline of infections in the country.
South Korea reported 28,497 new COVID 19 infections on Friday compared to 29,097 cases the week before.oves covid 19 pcr testing for inbound travellers was performed on Friday.
The proportion of infections from overseas has dropped. It decreased to 0.9 per cent in September, from 1.3 per cent the previous month. The fatality rate of the BA. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency KDCA said the 5 subvariant is quite low and that the decision to less COVID 19 measures is due to these factors.
South Korea could step up restrictions again if it sees the emergence of risky virus variants and the global virus situation changes, Second Vice Health Minister Lee Ki-il said at a virus response meeting.
We are in the final stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lee said that we expect another wave in winter, but we will finally overcome the virus through thorough preparations.