China News Service, December 28. According to Korean media reports, South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters, Zheng Yinjing, stated at a regular press conference on the 28th that in order to prevent the introduction of the new crown mutant virus into the country, the flight ban will be taken against British flights. Extend one week to January 7, 2021.
The UK has recently announced the discovery of a mutant strain of the new crown. The transmission capacity of the new variant virus may be 70% higher than the original virus.
South Korea’s epidemic prevention department said on the 28th that it had confirmed multiple cases of mutated new coronavirus infection.
Data map: People are waiting outside the temporary screening station near the subway station of Gangnam Samseong Station in Seoul, South Korea.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zeng Nai
On the same day, Zheng Yinjing issued a policy on strengthening entry quarantine work at a regular press conference, extending the ban on flights in the UK for one week.
Specifically, including those entering through a third country, immigrants from the United Kingdom and South Africa, regardless of nationality, must submit a nucleic acid test (PCR) negative certificate. Visa issuance is suspended except for special circumstances such as diplomatic service and humanitarian affairs.
In addition, the government will also require all immigrants to be tested again before the end of the isolation period.
According to previous reports, the South Korean government has suspended flights with the United Kingdom from December 23, requiring all entry from the United Kingdom to be quarantined for 14 days and to undergo nucleic acid testing again after the quarantine period.
At the same time, the government has increased the quarantine of people entering from South Africa, requiring them to be tested again after the end of the isolation period.
The report pointed out that the British flight ban will be extended again according to the epidemic situation.