RoK removes tightened COVID-19 control measures on arrivals from Vietnam
The Republic of Korea (RoK) Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has officially removed Vietnam from the list of countries subjected to tightened COVID-19 control measures.
At Incheon International Airport in the RoK (Photo: VNA)
Seoul (VNA) – The Republic of Korea (RoK) DiseaseControl and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has officially removed Vietnam from thelist of countries subjected to tightened COVID-19 control measures.
The agency said in a statement that during its 88th meeting on March 31, after analysing COVID-19 risks from each country and thenumber of infections among the arrivals in the RoK, the KDCA decided to removeVietnam, Myanmar and Ukraine out of the list.
Earlier, the RoK issued a decision to list Vietnam among the countriessubjected for strengthened medical supervision as part of its measures to fightthe pandemic, under which from April 1, travelers from Vietnam, vaccinated against COVID-19or not, will have to take mandatory seven-day quarantine. Flights from Vietnamto the RoK will be allowed to carry passengers equivalent to only 60 percent oftheir capacity.
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At Incheon International Airport in the RoK (Photo: VNA) 
