가파른 오름세 보이는 코로나 해외유입 사례... 강화된 방역안은?<br /><br />So, for the last six months, South Korea has been grappling with cluster infections of COVID-19 in local communities as well as imported cases from overseas.<br />But with the pandemic situation worsening outside of the country, this Asian country recently beefed up quarantine measures for overseas arrivals from Covid-19 high risk nations.<br />Our Choi Won-jong is at Incheon International Airport.<br />Traveling can be challenging during the global pandemic,... especially for overseas visitors to South Korea, as the nation struggles with a steady rise in imported coronavirus cases.<br />Based on data collated by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over a two-week period, there were six-hundred-83 reported cases. 56-point-2-percent were from overseas.<br />As of Monday, there have been more than two-thousand imported cases reported in Korea. So, to prevent any more, enhanced screening measures have been put in place at airports.<br />"In the past, it was possible to enter the country without submitting a document that shows the traveler was negative for COVID-19. But now people cannot board flights or enter South Korea if this document has not been issued from their country of departure."<br />When foreign nationals from high-risk COVID-19 countries arrive, they are required to submit documents that prove they tested negative for COVID-19 and within 48 hours before departure.<br />However, all visitors are still required to self-quarantine for 14 days...either at government facilities or at a designated address.<br />But, some foreign visitors say the screening process has been well-thought out.<br />"I think Korean government is handling the coronavirus very very tight very very good. it's really amazing for me. because it's very very different with other countries."<br />In addition, South Korea has limited the number of passengers from high-risk countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to 60-percent of an aircraft's capacity.<br />Meanwhile, the government added Philippines and Uzbekistan to its list of high-risk COVID-19 countries on Monday. Officials have vowed to strengthen quarantine measures if the number of imported cases continues to rise. Choi Won-jong, Arirang News, Incheon.<br />
