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As you can see, more and more countries are closing their doors. So far, five countries, including Israel, Jordan, and American Samoa, have banned Koreans, and ten countries including the United Kingdom, Macau, and Kazakhstan have announced restrictions on entry, including quarantining Koreans for a period of time. In some countries, such as Mauritius, you have entered immigration restrictions without any formal decision or notice. The government is seriously protesting the excessive measures taken without prior consultations and are keen to see if there will be any further action in the United States.

Reporter Kim Hye-young reports.

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What the government looks at is whether to restrict entry or ban on major countries such as the United States.

Currently, the US State Department's actions on Korea are all two stages of travel alerts.

It means to be more careful when traveling to Korea.

The government sees it as low as two days after this measure, with the possibility of further measures such as restricting entry into South Korea.

Just in case, tomorrow, I decided to call a diplomatic corps, including a US Embassy official, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explain the government's defense measures.

Quarantine means that at least the sovereignty of each country will not be excessive.

Businesses also looked forward to the government's active efforts in tension.

[Hwang Dong-eun / Head of Global Economic Cooperation Strategy Team, Korea Sangsang: It is hard to predict the impact on our business activities, but we are paying close attention. I hope that the government will find an economic and diplomatic solution that will not expand any further.]

Until domestic corona proliferation slows down, measures to prevent nationals from going to Korea, even if they are not banned or restricted, are likely to continue everywhere.

Air Macau and Air Philippines have extended flight cancellations to and from South Korea, and the Mongolian government says it will stop operating flights from South Korea.

(Video coverage: Jung Sung Hwa, Video editing: Hye Young Choi)