Korea to lift overall special travel advisory over COVID-19
The government said Wednesday it was lifting a special travel advisory affecting all overseas travel as a measure against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The across-the-board special advisory, introduced in March 2020 and extended on a monthly basis, will be lifted, effective Thursday, in consideration of the country’s new virus control strategy and COVID-19 situations abroad, according to the foreign ministry.
ut it plans to maintain a special travel advisory in place for China, Russia, and two dozen other nations, as well as a traditional four-tier travel alert system for designated overseas areas. (Yonhap)
