PCR tests no longer required after arrival to Korea starting Saturday
“All mandatory PCR tests for inbound travelers will be lifted starting Oct. 1,” said Lee Ki-il, the second vice minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, in a press briefing on Friday.
Travelers to Korea until Friday had to be tested for Covid-19 at least by the second midnight after arriving.
With this, all travel-related Covid-19 restrictions in Korea will have been lifted, as the authorities also lifted earlier mandatory quarantines and pre-arrival PCR tests for inbound travelers.
Anyone showing symptoms of Covid-19 infection within three days of their arrival in the country can still be tested for free at one of the public health centers throughout the country.
BY ESTHER CHUNG [chung.juhee@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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