South Korea to end pre-departure Covid test requirement for overseas travellers

South Korea to end pre-departure Covid test requirement for international arrivals

SEOUL — South Korea will from Saturday no longer require travellers to the country to test for Covid-19 before departure, although they will still need to take a PCR test within 24 hours of arrival.

"The weekly number of infections have declined for the first time in nine weeks and the virus is showing signs of slowing down," Mr Lee Ki-il, the country's second vice health minister, told reporters.

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