S. Korea to lift pre-travel COVID-19 test requirement for inbound travelers this week

▲ Inbound travelers from abroad stand in line to take coronavirus tests at a testing station at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Aug. 30, 2022. (Yonhap)

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S. Korea to lift pre-travel COVID-19 test requirement for inbound travelers this week

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will lift its current pre-travel COVID-19 test requirement for inbound travelers later this week, the government said Wednesday.

The new rule that will take effect Saturday came after a state infectious disease advisory committee recommended the government lift the mandatory pre-travel polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for inbound travelers.

The decision was announced at a meeting of the government's Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters presided over by Second Vice Health Minister Lee Ki-il.

Currently, inbound travelers are required to show a negative result within 48 hours of their PCR tests or within 24 hours of their rapid antigen tests to enter the country.

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