Apr.29.2021: Covid quarantine to be exempted, but only for a few
K-News Bulletin
English - April 28, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.74 MBDaily News News korea korea news korea joongang daily korea newspaper english newspaper south korea republic of korea 한국뉴스 헤드라인뉴스 headline news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Fully vaccinated people will be exempted from the mandatory 14-day quarantine after entering from abroad or coming in contact with a Covid-19 patient starting May 5 — but only if they got the shots in Korea, and not if they're coming from countries where highly contagious virus variants are prevalent.
"People who have completed the vaccination in Korea will be exempted from self-quarantine after close contact with a Covid-19 patient […] or have returned from overseas if they test negative on the Covid-19 test and show no symptoms," said Yoon Tae-ho, a senior Health Ministry official, in a regular briefing Wednesday.
Full Article: https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/04/28/national/socialAffairs/Covid19-Quarantine-Exemption/20210428192400400.html