The picture shows the Passenger Screening Center at Incheon Airport.

(Associated Press)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Previously, the South Korean government stipulated that passengers entering South Korea from China must undergo a landing PCR screening, which caused dissatisfaction from the Chinese side. The South Korean government announced on the 22nd that it will lift this rule from the 1st of next month measure.

"Yonhap News Agency" reported that Jin Xinghao, an official of South Korea's Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said at a meeting on the 22nd that the restrictions on screening quarantine items for inbound passengers from China to South Korea and the unified landing of flights from China to South Korea at Incheon Airport will be lifted on the 1st of next month. However, the obligation of Chinese passengers to undergo pre-departure testing and fill in quarantine information will be extended to March 10.

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Jin Xinghao pointed out that since the epidemic situation in South Korea remained stable and the positive rate of Chinese tourists dropped to 0.6% in the third week of February, the epidemic prevention regulations were relaxed.

According to reports, South Korea previously required Chinese inbound passengers to undergo screening, and suspended the issuance of short-term visas for Chinese citizens to South Korea, as well as submitting negative screening certificates within 48 hours before boarding the plane. The overall epidemic prevention measures are quite strict.

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