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COVID-19 PCR Test Requirement & Short-term Visit Visa Restriction Strengthens

Korea government has strengthened protective measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coming in from China. With exceptions to government officials, important business purposes, and urgent humanitarian reasons, all short-term…

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PCR test required for all passengers arriving from China

A new quarantine measure that took effect on Jan. 2 requires all passengers from China entering Korea to take a PCR test for COVID-19. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures…

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Visiting South Korea during the COVID-19 Pandemic: What to Expect?

Well, the COVID-19 pandemic has given all of us a tough time. Restrictions are everywhere, and they can sometimes be overwhelming. The measures are even stricter given the rise of…

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Covid-19 Quarantine in Korea: Student Edition

I moved to South Korea in February 2021, in the midst of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. At that time, all international arrivals, regardless of vaccine status, were required to undergo…

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Getting a Covid-19 PCR Test in Korea

In recent months, many establishments in Korea such as schools, dormitories and offices require regular PCR tests from its students, residents and employees in order to prevent spread of Covid-19.…

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Staycation in Seoul: a Parisian Escape

Staycation Earlier this summer, I decided to go on what Koreans call a “hokangseu” — in English, a staycation. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, staycations are becoming more and…

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Metropolitan Area & Busan Level 4, Regional Areas Level 3 Until Aug. 22

Social distancing will remain at level 4 for the metropolitan area and level 3 for most regional areas for two more weeks until August 22. For areas in level 1…

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Covid-19 Quarantine Korea Survival Guide

The ultimate guide to surviving 2 weeks of Covid-19 quarantine on entry to Korea, with tips on staying healthy, having fun and making the most out of your freedom day.

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Personal experience on taking Covid-19 Test

Since the Coronavirus outbreak in countries all around the world, people start to be really careful about the preventions and protect themselves from getting Covid-19. Countries all around the world…

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German weekly commends Korea’s response to COVID-19

A leading German weekly has commended Korea’s response to COVID-19. In its March 10 article titled “How Germany is doing,” Die Zeit compared the effects of Korea’s COVID-19 response to…

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Quarantine the Korean way

As the pandemic hit, Koreans found creative ways to entertain themselves during quarantine. We decided to collect a few of these trendy activities for you to try while in quarantine.…

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Korea from Afar: How to Enjoy Korea Remotely, during Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many foreign travellers to return home prematurely, delay their trips or even cancel them altogether. If you're in this position, please don't feel dejected, Korea is still out there waiting for you!

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A guide to travel to Korea amid the pandemic

I receive a lot of questions from people wanting to travel to Korea amid the pandemic but who don’t know the current situation in Korea. In this sense, i decided…

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Dine in at cafes allowed, ban on indoor gyms, karaoke boxes lifted

Coffee shops in the Seoul metropolitan area can have customers dine in again, and indoor gyms and noraebang (karaoke box) can resume operations but on a limited basis. These measures…

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Top 3 Tour Themes for Seoul Tourism in the Age of Covid-19: “Digitization”, “Nature”, “Small”

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Tourism Foundation (CEO Lee Jae-sung) held a ‘Seoul Tour Theme Contest’ to create and develop Seoul tour packages suited to the Covid-19 era. There…

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