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South Korea travel ban still partial pending guidelines @ 2020-02-28T00: Back Hot News
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WHEN ASKED IF FILIPINO TOURISTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TRAVEL TO ANY PART OF SOUTH KOREA, HE ANSWERED, "YES, FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY."SOUTH KOREA IS A POPULAR DESTINATION FOR FILIPINO TRAVELERS, ESPCIALLY FANS OF KOREAN DRAMA AND KPOP.
MEANWHILE, THE TRAVEL BAN ON FILIPINO TOURISTS GOING TO SOUTH KOREA IS ALREADY IN FULL SWING AFTER IT WAS ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY. SANDOVAL SAID ONLY PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF SOUTH KOREA, FILIPINOS LEAVING FOR STUDY, AND OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS RETURNING TO WORK WILL BE ALLOWED TO GO TO SOUTH KOREA.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ISSUED A LEVEL 2 TRAVEL ADVISORY. WHILE IT TELLS PEOPLE TO TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN TRAVELING TO SOUTH KOREA, IT HASN’T PUT RESTRICTIONS ON PEOPLE COMING FROM THE COUNTRY TO THE U.S. TRAVELERS TO AMERICAN SAMOA WILL BE REQUIRED TO SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS IN HAWAII IF THEY VISITED SOUTH KOREA WITHIN 14 DAYS AND NEED TO SUBMIT MEDICAL DOCUMENTS THREE DAYS BEFORE ENTERING THE TERRITORY.
THE UNITED STATES HAS RAISED ITS TRAVEL ADVISORIES FOR SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN, WARNING ABOUT 「SUSTAINED COMMUNITY SPREAD.」 ISRAEL DENIED ENTRY TO 130 SOUTH KOREANS ON BOARD A KOREAN AIR FLIGHT THAT LANDED IN TEL AVIV ON SATURDAY, FORCING THEM TO RETURN HOME ON THE SAME PLANE.
US. INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND HAS RESTRICTED ALL NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO SOUTH KOREA A DAY AFTER A U.S. SERVICE MEMBER THERE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS IN THE MILITARY’S FIRST CONFIRMED CASE, OFFICIALS SAID.
THE PHILIPPINES ON WEDNESDAY SAID THEY HAVE BARRED TRAVELERS FROM SOUTH KOREA'S NORTH GYEONGSANG PROVINCE FROM ENTERING ITS COUNTRY, WHILE VIETNAM ALSO SAID IT HAS BANNED TOURISTS FROM VIRUS-HIT AREAS OF SOUTH KOREA, ACCORDING TO REUTERS REPORTS.
SEOUL, FEB. 26 (YONHAP) -- THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IMPOSING ENTRY BANS ON TRAVELERS WHO RECENTLY VISITED SOUTH KOREA"S SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF DAEGU AND THE NEARBY COUNTY OF CHEONGDO IS ON THE RISE, SEOUL"S FOREIGN MINISTRY SAID WEDNESDAY, FOLLOWING A SPIKE IN CONFIRMED NOVEL CORONAVIRUS CASES THERE.
WEDNESDAY"S LEGISLATION ALSO ALLOWS SOUTH KOREA"S MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE TO REQUEST THE JUSTICE MINISTRY TO REFUSE ENTRY TO FOREIGN CITIZENS FROM AFFECTED AREAS. SOUTH KOREA HAS BANNED FOREIGN VISITORS WITH TRAVEL HISTORY IN CHINA"S HUBEI PROVINCE, WHERE THE OUTBREAK BEGAN. BUT THE MOVE WAS ON SHAKY LEGAL GROUND, AND THE GOVERNMENT OPTED TO CANCEL EXISTING VISAS AND STOP ISSUING NEW ONES.
MANILA ON WEDNESDAY BARRED FILIPINO TOURISTS FROM HEADING TO SOUTH KOREA, EXEMPTING WORKERS, STUDENTS, AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS. THE GOVERNMENT ALSO BARRED INBOUND TRAVELERS FROM THE KOREA'S NORTH GYEONGSANG PROVINCE, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR THE BULK OF ITS CORONAVIRUS CASES.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — AUTHORITIES ARE MULLING A BAN ON TRAVEL TO AND FROM SOUTH KOREA WHERE THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) HAS REACHED 763, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) SAID YESTERDAY.
THE CDC HAS WARNED AGAINST NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO CHINA SINCE LATE JANUARY, PROMPTING MANY UNIVERSITIES TO CANCEL ALL UNIVERSITY-SPONSORED AND STUDY ABROAD TRAVEL THERE. JUST ON MONDAY THE CDC UPGRADED ITS TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR SOUTH KOREA TO LIKEWISE WARN AGAINST ALL TRAVEL TO THAT COUNTRY, CITING LIMITED ACCESS TO ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE IN AFFECTED AREAS.
IRAQI CITIZENS ARE NOW BANNED FROM TRAVELLING TO CHINA, IRAN, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, THAILAND, SINGAPORE, ITALY, BAHRAIN, AND KUWAIT, HEALTH MINISTER JAAFAR ALLAWI SAID IN A DECREE SEEN BY REUTERS.

 

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