Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

PCR test to be waived for Covid-recovered foreigners

Foreigners living in Korea who had Covid-19 will no longer have to submit a negative PCR test when they return from a trip abroad.

2022-04-04

Korea changes public health measures to deal with Omicron

Korea is phasing into an Omicron-tailored virus response this week, including changes to its polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing and its quarantine periods as the variant becomes dominant in the country.

2022-01-24

Japan’s Covid mystery

After writing an article about how Japan’s new Covid-19 cases decreased rapidly in just a month, I got many emails from the readers. They can be summed up as “It is obvious that Japan intentionally deceased the number of Covid...

2021-10-10

Japan’s Covid mystery

After writing an article about how Japan’s new Covid-19 cases decreased rapidly in just a month, I got many emails from the readers. They can be summed up as “It is obvious that Japan intentionally deceased the number of Covid...

2021-10-10

Foreign students warned not to come back too soon

Korea is advising university students from countries where virus variants are prevalent not to come back to classes until 70 percent of the population has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine — in September or possibly later.

2021-07-28