Seol: South Korea on Saturday (Nov. 27) announce to restrict visa issuance and arrivals from eight African nations, including South Africa, beginning Sunday (Nov. 28) to block the inflow of the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.
It said South Africa and seven other nearby countries — Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi — will be re-listed as closely watched nations, subject to visa restrictions and tougher quarantine requirements.
All arrivals from those regions must go through mandatory 10-day quarantine at designated facilities, with three polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests during the period, the measure takes effect from Sunday, they added.
