Seoul, Nov 13 : South Korea has extended its special advisory against overseas travel for another month due to the continued spread of Covid-19, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.Seoul, November 13, : , South Korea’s special advisory against travel overseas has been extended for another month because of the spread of Covid-19, the foreign minister said Saturday. “Citizens are recommended to cancel or postpone non-essential trips abroad until December 13, as the rise of variant cases in many countries poses risks to their health,” Yonhap news agency quoted the ministry as saying.Yonhap reported that the ministry advised citizens to postpone or cancel non-essential travels abroad between December 13 and 13, because of the risk to their health from variant cases rising in many countries.
The travel advisory was first imposed in March and has been extended every month as many countries struggle with the outbreaks of various Covid-19 variants and continue to restrict the entry of people arriving from overseas.This travel advisory was initially issued in March.
It has been extended each month since then as many countries battle with various Covid-19 variants.
The ministry said it will consult with health authorities and foreign embassies to ease some of the travel restrictions in phases, depending on the scope of recent outbreaks, the vaccination rate and quarantine measures in foreign nations.
According to the ministry, it will consult health authorities and foreign embassies in order to reduce travel restrictions in phases.This depends on recent outbreaks and the effectiveness of vaccinations and quarantine measures in foreign countries #SKorea #travel #advisory
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