South Korea to resume issuing short-term visas for China travellers on Feb 11
1 year, 10 months ago

South Korea to resume issuing short-term visas for China travellers on Feb 11

India Today  

South Korea plans to resume issuing short-term visas for travellers from China on Saturday after China improved its Covid-19 situation, Seoul officials said on Friday. South Korea suspended issuing short-term visas to Chinese visitors last month after China abruptly ended its stringent "zero-Covid" policy, leading to a wave of infections. Kim Sung-ho, South Korea's vice interior minister in charge of disaster and safety management, said the government had decided to restart the visa issuance after the number of infections among Chinese arrivals dropped significantly, and new strains of the virus have not emerged. South Korea's prime minister, Han Duck-soo, last week hinted at lifting restrictions before the end of February if China's Covid situation became "manageable."

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North Korea approves return of its citizens from abroad after COVID lockdown
1 year, 3 months ago

North Korea approves return of its citizens from abroad after COVID lockdown

Firstpost  

The announcement comes days after an Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang landed in Beijing for the first time since pandemic lockdowns began in 2020 amid a slow reopening of one of the world’s most politically and economically isolated countries North Korea has approved the return of its citizens who were abroad after years of strict border restrictions during the COVID …

North Korea signals reopening with first passenger flight in three years
1 year, 4 months ago

North Korea signals reopening with first passenger flight in three years

Live Mint  

BEIJING/SEOUL: An Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang landed in Beijing early on Tuesday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns began in 2020, as North Korea cracks open its border to some passenger travel. It wasn't immediately clear who was aboard, but Western tour companies that operated in North Korea said it appeared to be a special flight …

South Korea to lift quarantine mandate and COVID test recommendation for travelers
1 year, 7 months ago

South Korea to lift quarantine mandate and COVID test recommendation for travelers

LA Times  

South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end coronavirus testing recommendations for international arrivals starting next month after the World Health Organization declared the end of the global health emergency. The decision was announced during a meeting attended by President Yoon Suk-yeol, at which he thanked the country’s medical workers and said it was “delightful that people are …

China is set to resume issuing visas for foreigners: All you need to know
1 year, 9 months ago

China is set to resume issuing visas for foreigners: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

China will resume issuing visas to tourists and other foreigners from March 15 marking a step in the country’s move to leave its strict Covid restrictions behind, China’s embassy in the US said in a statement. China Resumes Issuing Visas: Pedestrian and motorists cross a traffic intersection near the Central Business District in Beijing. China moved away from its Covid-zero …

South Korea to lift Covid test requirement for travellers from China
1 year, 10 months ago

South Korea to lift Covid test requirement for travellers from China

Hindustan Times  

South Korea will not require travellers from China to test for COVID-19 after arrival starting next month, although they will still need to take pre-departure tests, a senior South Korean official said on Wednesday, in the country's latest relaxing of rules that were put in place after China's reopening. South Korea had imposed a number of border measures on passengers …

South Korea to scrap some COVID tests for travellers from China
1 year, 10 months ago

South Korea to scrap some COVID tests for travellers from China

Al Jazeera  

South Korean authorities will no longer require arrivals from China to do a COVID test from next month. South Korea will not require travellers from China to test for COVID-19 after arrival, starting next month, although they will still need to take pre-departure tests, a senior South Korean official has said, in the country’s latest relaxing of rules put in …

China to resume issuing short-term visas for tourists from South Korea
1 year, 10 months ago

China to resume issuing short-term visas for tourists from South Korea

Hindustan Times  

China will resume issuing short-term visas for South Korean nationals on February 18, the Chinese embassy in Seoul said Wednesday. / China OUT The move follows South Korea's decision last week to end Covid-linked travel restrictions on Chinese nationals -- rules that sparked a furious response and tit-for-tat measures from Beijing. From Saturday, the Chinese embassy in Seoul and other …

China to resume visas for South Koreans after COVID row
1 year, 10 months ago

China to resume visas for South Koreans after COVID row

Al Jazeera  

Move comes after Seoul last week scrapped COVID-related travel restrictions for arrivals from China. China will begin processing short-term visas for South Koreans for “business, transit and other private affairs” from Saturday, the Chinese embassy in Seoul said in a post on its official WeChat account on Wednesday. China stopped issuing short-term visas to South Koreans in January after Seoul …

South Korea lifts visa restrictions on Chinese travellers
1 year, 10 months ago

South Korea lifts visa restrictions on Chinese travellers

Hindustan Times  

South Korea has decided to resume issuing short-term visas to travellers from China after noting the improved COVID-19 situation in China. South Korea to resume issuing short-term visas to Chinese travellers. A noted drop in infection rate South Korea's Vice Interior Minister Kim Sung-ho, who is in charge of disaster and safety management, said the move to lift restrictions came …

North Korea lifts stringent epidemic lockdown in capital Pyongyang, says Russian embassy
1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea lifts stringent epidemic lockdown in capital Pyongyang, says Russian embassy

Firstpost  

Seoul, South Korea: Russia’s embassy in North Korea says the country has eased stringent epidemic controls in the capital Pyongyang that were placed during the past five days to slow the spread of respiratory illnesses. North Korea has not officially acknowledged a lockdown in Pyongyang or a re-emergence of COVID-19 after leader Kim Jong Un declared a widely disputed victory …

China resumes granting visas for Japanese nationals
1 year, 10 months ago

China resumes granting visas for Japanese nationals

Hindustan Times  

The Chinese government on Sunday said it would resume granting visas for Japanese citizens. "Starting today, the Embassy and the Offices of the Consulates-General of the People's Republic of China will resume issuing ordinary visas for Japanese citizens," a statement posted online by the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo said. China's easing of COVID policies raise concerns in Japan, South Korea …

Chinese embassy announces issuing of visas to Japanese citizens
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese embassy announces issuing of visas to Japanese citizens

Firstpost  

China stopped issuing visas to Japanese nationals from 10 January after Tokyo started requiring people arriving from the mainland to test before travel and upon landing Tokyo: The Chinese embassy in Tokyo announced Sunday that it would resume issuing visas to Japanese citizens. “Starting today, the Embassy and the Offices of Consulates-General of the People’s Republic of China will resume …

China defends its move against South Korea, Japan Covid travel curbs: 'Reasonable...'
1 year, 11 months ago

China defends its move against South Korea, Japan Covid travel curbs: 'Reasonable...'

Hindustan Times  

Chinese state media defended on Wednesday the retaliatory measures against South Korea and Japan over their COVID-19 travel curbs as "reasonable", while Chinese tourists decried Seoul's "insulting" treatment on social media. China defends its move against South Korea, Japan Covid travel curbs. South Korean foreign minister Park Jin has said that Seoul's decision was based on scientific evidence and that …

China halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat
1 year, 11 months ago

China halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Chinese embassies stopped issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 measures recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China. The Seoul notice, posted on the embassy’s WeChat social media account, said the ban would continue until South Korea lifts its “discriminatory entry measures” against China. A South Korean Foreign …

China suspends issuing visas in Japan and South Korea
1 year, 11 months ago

China suspends issuing visas in Japan and South Korea

India Today  

China suspended issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan on Tuesday, after announcing it would retaliate against countries that required negative Covid-19 tests from Chinese travellers. But the virus is spreading unchecked among its 1.4 billion people and worries over the scale and impact of its outbreak have prompted Japan, South Korea, the United States and other countries to …

China suspends short-term visas for South Koreans: Why the retaliatory move
1 year, 11 months ago

China suspends short-term visas for South Koreans: Why the retaliatory move

Hindustan Times  

China has suspended issuing some short-term visas for South Korean nationals in retaliation against the latter’s curbs on Chinese travelers. The Chinese embassy and consulates in South Korea will stop issuing short-term visas for visits, business, tourism, medical care, transit and personal matters on Tuesday. China had warned earlier this month that it would hit back on such moves and …

China Suspends Travel Visa For South Koreans Amid Protests Of COVID Curbs
1 year, 11 months ago

China Suspends Travel Visa For South Koreans Amid Protests Of COVID Curbs

ABP News  

The Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday announced the suspension of its short-term visa service for South Koreans in retaliation against the country's regulations travellers from the neighbouring country in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. China Welcomes First Batch Of International Travellers After Scrapping Quarantine Norms For the first time in three years, China on Sunday opened its …

Beijing suspends visas for South Korean, Japanese visitors after travel restrictions
1 year, 11 months ago

Beijing suspends visas for South Korean, Japanese visitors after travel restrictions

LA Times  

Chinese embassies suspended issuing new visas for South Korean and Japanese people on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China. The Chinese Embassy in Seoul, in a brief notice on its WeChat social media account, said the ban would continue until South Korea lifts its “discriminatory entry measures” against China. …

China suspends visas for South Koreans in retaliation for Covid test mandate for its flyers
1 year, 11 months ago

China suspends visas for South Koreans in retaliation for Covid test mandate for its flyers

India Today  

China suspended visas Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements on Chinese travelers. A brief notice posted online by the Chinese Embassy in Seoul said the ban would apply until South Korea lifted its “discriminatory measures on entrance by China” to the country. Around a dozen countries …

China halts travel visas for South Korea, Japan over COVID curbs
1 year, 11 months ago

China halts travel visas for South Korea, Japan over COVID curbs

Al Jazeera  

Beijing suspends issuing visas for South Korean and Japanese nationals in an apparent retaliation to COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Chinese travellers. China has suspended issuing short-term visas for South Korean and Japanese nationals, its embassies in Seoul and Tokyo said on Tuesday, in an apparent retaliation against COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Chinese travellers in the wake of a spike in …

China reopens borders in final farewell to zero-COVID
1 year, 11 months ago

China reopens borders in final farewell to zero-COVID

The Hindu  

Travellers began streaming across land and sea crossings from Hong Kong to China on January 8, many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing opened borders that have been all but shut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. After three years, the China is opening its border with Hong Kong and ending a requirement for incoming travellers to quarantine, dismantling …

South Korea seeks Chinese national missing from Covid quarantine
1 year, 11 months ago

South Korea seeks Chinese national missing from Covid quarantine

India Today  

South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they were trying to track down a Chinese national who tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival but went missing while waiting at a quarantine facility. The person tested positive after arriving at Incheon International Airport near Seoul late on Tuesday and was transferred to a hotel to await admission to quarantine, but then went …

Which countries have placed COVID curbs on travellers from China?
1 year, 11 months ago

Which countries have placed COVID curbs on travellers from China?

Al Jazeera  

Governments cite a lack of information from Beijing on variants as they express concerns over a new wave of infections. United Kingdom The UK will require a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test from passengers from China as of January 5, the Department of Health said on Friday. Spain Spain says it will require a negative COVID-19 test or a full course …

COVID-19 | RT-PCR must to get boarding passes for flyers from China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Japan
1 year, 11 months ago

COVID-19 | RT-PCR must to get boarding passes for flyers from China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Japan

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has written to the airlines asking them to ensure that no boarding passes are issued to passengers from China and four other countries who fail to submit their self-declaration form, on the Air Suvidha portal. The Ministry letter has asked the airlines to ensure that their check-in processes must incorporate the changes to ensure that …

South Korea to test travellers from China amid COVID surge
1 year, 11 months ago

South Korea to test travellers from China amid COVID surge

Al Jazeera  

The move comes after similar announcements by India, Italy, Taiwan and the US. South Korea will test travellers from China for COVID-19 and restrict short-term visas for Chinese nationals, joining a handful of countries that have introduced travel restrictions due to surging infections in the world’s most populous country. Travellers from China will be required to provide a negative PCR …

Covid data transparent, insists China as nations impose more travel curbs
1 year, 11 months ago

Covid data transparent, insists China as nations impose more travel curbs

India Today  

When China, a country of 1.4 billion people, suddenly decided to end zero-Covid policy three years into the pandemic, there was an explosion in number of fresh cases. READ | China may become breeding ground for new Covid variants as cases spike: Experts This created a Covid scare forcing countries to begin testing of fliers from China and elsewhere. Covid …

China to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease
1 year, 11 months ago

China to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China says it will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years, setting up a potential flood of Chinese going abroad for next month’s Lunar New Year holiday. The latest decision could send free-spending Chinese tourists to revenue-starved destinations in Asia and Europe for Lunar …

Growing list of countries imposing COVID rules on China arrivals
1 year, 11 months ago

Growing list of countries imposing COVID rules on China arrivals

Al Jazeera  

Malaysia, South Korea join the US, Italy and others in introducing restrictions after infections surge in China. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she “expects and hopes” the European Union will follow its lead on imposing mandatory tests for all passengers flying in from China. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the bloc’s health agency, on Thursday said it …

China to resume issuing passports and visas as COVID-19 control barriers lift
1 year, 11 months ago

China to resume issuing passports and visas as COVID-19 control barriers lift

LA Times  

The Chinese government said Tuesday that it will start issuing new passports as it dismantles antivirus travel barriers, setting up a potential flood of millions of tourists out of China for next month’s Lunar New Year holiday. China says it will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from antivirus controls that isolated the country for almost …

China to drop travel tracing requirement as it relaxes strict 'zero-COVID' policy
2 years ago

China to drop travel tracing requirement as it relaxes strict 'zero-COVID' policy

Firstpost  

The move follows the government’s snap announcement last week that it was ending many of the most draconian measures Beijing: China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict “zero-COVID” policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. The move follows the government’s snap announcement last week that it was ending many of the most …

North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not COVID-19
2 years, 3 months ago

North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not COVID-19

India TV News  

North Korea on Friday said the latest fever cases detected in its border region with China were tested to be influenza, not coronavirus infections as initially feared. While Kim claimed that the country's success against the virus would be recognized as a global health miracle, experts believe North Korea has manipulated disclosures on its outbreak to help him maintain absolute …

North Korea says nearing end of COVID crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

North Korea says nearing end of COVID crisis

Al Jazeera  

The isolated country’s claim comes as Asian neighbours are battling a new wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. North Korea is on the path to “finally defuse” a crisis stemming from its first acknowledged outbreak of COVID-19, the state news agency said on Monday, while Asian neighbours battle a new wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. “Under the …

China defends ‘zero-COVID’ after US envoy warns of costs
2 years, 6 months ago

China defends ‘zero-COVID’ after US envoy warns of costs

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China on Friday defended its tough “zero-COVID” policy after the U.S. ambassador said it was causing serious damage to the global economy and foreign business sentiment. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the Chinese economy is recovering from the effects of the pandemic and “facts prove” the policy mandating lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing is “suitable for China’s …

WHO believes COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea
2 years, 6 months ago

WHO believes COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea

Associated Press  

LONDON — A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse, not better,” despite the secretive country’s recent claims that COVID-19 is slowing there. At a briefing on Wednesday, WHO’s emergencies chief Dr. Mike Ryan appealed to North Korean authorities for more information about the COVID-19 …

Covid "getting worse, not better" in North Korea: WHO
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid "getting worse, not better" in North Korea: WHO

India Today  

A top official at the World Health Organization said the UN health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse, not better,” despite the secretive country’s recent claims that COVID-19 is slowing there. At a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO’s emergencies chief Dr. Mike Ryan appealed to North Korean authorities for more information about the Covid-19 outbreak …

COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea: World Health Organization
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea: World Health Organization

India TV News  

Highlights WHO said UN health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse" WHO’s emergencies chief appealed to North Korean authorities for more information about COVID cases WHO has previously also voiced concerns about impact of COVID in North Korea’s population Coronavirus outbreak in North Korea : A top official at the World Health Organization said the …

COVID amid food insecurity: A perfect storm is brewing in N Korea
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID amid food insecurity: A perfect storm is brewing in N Korea

Al Jazeera  

Widespread malnutrition and the absence of a stable health system are exacerbating the impact of COVID-19 in the country. On May 12, North Korea reported the country’s first COVID outbreak, a significant public admission after two and a half years of stringent lockdowns and border closures. Omicron, the variant behind North Korea’s outbreak, is estimated to be asymptomatic in close …

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools
2 years, 7 months ago

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — On a recent nighttime visit to a drugstore, a double-masked Kim Jong Un lamented the slow delivery of medicine. Despite what the North’s propaganda is describing as an all-out effort, the fear is palpable among citizens, according to defectors in South Korea with contacts in the North, and some outside observers worry the outbreak may get …

North Korea fights Covid with traditional medicines
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea fights Covid with traditional medicines

India TV News  

Highlights North Korean lieutenants have quarantined hundreds of thousands of suspected Covid patients Officilas urged people with mild symptoms to take willow leaf or honeysuckle tea Earlier, North Korea claimed its total Covid19 caseload stood at 168 despite rising fever cases On a recent nighttime visit to a drugstore, a double-masked Kim Jong Un lamented the slow delivery of medicine. …

Explained: Decoding the explosive COVID outbreak in North Korea
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: Decoding the explosive COVID outbreak in North Korea

The Hindu  

The story so far: After reportedly remaining “COVID-free” since the start of the global pandemic, North Korea last week confirmed its first case. In an immediate response to what North Korea termed was the “state’s most serious emergency”, its leader Kim Jong Un imposed a nationwide lockdown. Saying that the outbreak has pushed North Korea into “great turmoil”, Mr. Kim …

North Korea reports another jump in suspected Covid-19 cases
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports another jump in suspected Covid-19 cases

India Today  

North Korea on Wednesday reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of “immaturity” and “slackness” in handling the escalating Covid-19 outbreak ravaging across the unvaccinated nation. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim, during a ruling party Politburo meeting on Tuesday, criticized officials over their early pandemic response, …

EXPLAINER: What’s behind North Korea’s COVID-19 admission?
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind North Korea’s COVID-19 admission?

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Before acknowledging its first domestic COVID-19 cases, North Korea spent 2 1/2 years rejecting outside offers of vaccines and steadfastly claiming that its superior socialist system was protecting its 26 million people from “a malicious virus” that had killed millions around the world. The World Health Organization says North Korea has reported tests of 64,200 people …

North Korean state media reports first official COVID-19 deaths as outbreak spreads
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korean state media reports first official COVID-19 deaths as outbreak spreads

ABC  

North Korean state media has reported the country's first official COVID-19 deaths, with six people dying amid an "explosive" spread of illness. Key points: More than 350,000 people have reportedly been treated for fever About 18,000 people were newly found with fever symptoms on Thursday One of the six people who died was confirmed to have been infected with the …

North Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown

Al Jazeera  

North Korea has confirmed its first outbreak of COVID-19, raising fears of a humanitarian disaster in one of the world’s few unvaccinated countries as it goes into a nationwide lockdown. It reported later that North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un had “called on all the cities and counties of the whole country to thoroughly lock down their areas” with …

South Korea drops most COVID-19 restrictions, citing dramatic fall in cases
2 years, 8 months ago

South Korea drops most COVID-19 restrictions, citing dramatic fall in cases

Firstpost  

The decision marks the end of two years of strict distancing requirements, which have put a huge strain on small businesses Seoul**, South Korea:** South Korea will lift almost all social distancing measures, the government said Friday, citing a dramatic fall in reported cases of COVID-19 after an Omicron-fuelled surge, but the mask mandate will remain. South Koreans will be …

South Korea to drop most COVID rules as Omicron wave ebbs
2 years, 8 months ago

South Korea to drop most COVID rules as Omicron wave ebbs

Al Jazeera  

An indoor mask mandate will remain but all other health protocols will be relaxed from Monday. South Korea has said it will lift all COVID-19 social distancing rules, except for the requirement to wear masks, marking the first time most restrictions have been lifted since the pandemic began two years ago. “As the virus situation is stabilised and capabilities of …

Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore: Full list of countries relaxing COVID norms for tourists from April 1
2 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore: Full list of countries relaxing COVID norms for tourists from April 1

India TV News  

Highlights Full vaccination is mandatory for international travel Some countries are advising RT-PCR tests and quarantine on arrival for tourists Nations are slowly opening their borders to travellers and COVID recedes globally During the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism was one of the industries that were hit hard. Read: As international flights get back to runway, Dubai, Thailand & Maldives top vacationers' …

After China, South Korea facing worst Covid outbreak as Omicron drives up cases
2 years, 9 months ago

After China, South Korea facing worst Covid outbreak as Omicron drives up cases

India Today  

After China, South Korea is now facing its worst Covid-19 outbreak as the country hit another milestone, recording over 4,00,000 infection cases on Wednesday. According to the state media, South Korea reported 4,00,741 new daily Covid-19 cases, the highest since the country reported its first Covid-19 case in January last year. Also, China's Jilin province was "in a last ditch …

South Korea reports rise in Covid deaths, US CDC advises Americans to avoid travel
2 years, 10 months ago

South Korea reports rise in Covid deaths, US CDC advises Americans to avoid travel

India Today  

South Korea reported its highest number of COVID-19 deaths in a month Tuesday as U.S. health authorities advised Americans to avoid traveling to the country grappling with a fast-developing Omicron surge. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its travel notice for South Korea to level 4, the highest risk, advising Americans to avoid travel to the country …

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