Which countries have implemented immigration control measures against South Korea?

After the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic in Korea and Japan, many countries and regions took control measures against Korean immigrants to prevent the epidemic from spreading further, and many domestic and international flights were grounded in South Korea.

: Which countries and regions impose entry control on South Korea?

1. Six countries, namely Israel, Bahrain, Jordan, Kiribati, Samoa and American Samoa, prohibit foreigners who visit Korea within 14 days, or only allow foreigners who stay in epidemic-free areas for 14 days and undergo health examination to enter the country.

2. Nine countries and regions, including Brunei, Britain, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, China, Macau, Oman, Ethiopia, Uganda and Qatar. The quarantine of people entering Korea has been strengthened and quarantine and medical examination are required within a certain period of time.

3. The Republic of Mauritius has not formally prohibited Koreans from entering the country, but recently adopted immigration control measures for Koreans. South Korean Foreign Ministry officials said that the Koreans who arrived in Mauritius the day before had symptoms such as fever, so the Mauritian government suspended these people from entering the country and took them to the hospital.

On April 24th, the Australian government raised the travel warning to Japan and South Korea to the second level, warning Australian citizens to be "highly cautious" when traveling to Japan and South Korea.

From February 25th, Chinese mainland and Hongkong banned foreigners from visiting Korea within 14 days. China Taiwan Province Province also requires Korean immigrants to undergo 14 days of medical observation.

South Korea grounded Hong Kong and Taiwan Province routes.

Korean Air decided to suspend flights from Incheon to Hong Kong and Incheon to Taipei until the 28th and 27th of this month. Asiana Airlines will also stop flights from Incheon to Kaohsiung (February 26th to March 28th) and Incheon to Taichung (March16th to 28th), and consider stopping flights from Hong Kong.

South Korea grounded several domestic and international routes.

According to Korean media reports, on February 24th, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines disclosed that they would ground several domestic routes from South Korea to Daegu. Among them, the Daegu-Jeju route operated by Korean Air twice a day was suspended from February 25th to March 28th. The Daegu-Incheon domestic route for international travelers also stopped running. Asiana Airlines has previously reduced the Daegu-Jeju route from three times a day to two times. However, according to its latest disclosure, Asiana Airlines Daegu-Jeju route was suspended from February 25th to March 9th.

In addition, some low-cost airlines such as Busan Airlines are also shrinking or canceling international and domestic routes to and from Daegu. An airline spokesman said that Daegu route will be reduced or cancelled in the short term, but the future operation will be decided after internal discussion.