S. Korea limits entry for some foreigners after new virus casesKorean Air passenger planes are parked at on the tarmac following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, March 24, 2020. (Reuters file photo)South Korea’s health authorities will limit the entry of foreigners from some countries where Covid-19 infections are surging through a temporary restriction on flights and visa issuances. The measures will “immediately take effect” for visitors from Pakistan and Bangladesh, which account for some of the recent cases in South Korea, it said. New cases surged by 67 on Saturday in South Korea, the highest net increase since May 27, amid concern over second waves. Twenty-three out of the 67 cases were visitors from Pakistan or Bangladesh.

Source: Bangkok Post June 21, 2020 09:33 UTC