To provide easier access to COVID-19 screening, COVID-19 Test Centers will be expanded to more airports in Korea.
Starting July 25, the quarantine process for international travellers will be strengthened. Due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Korea, all international travellers must receive a PCR Test within 1 day after arrival (by 23:59 on the next day). The previous 3-day leeway has been shortened to 1 day. Travellers must stay in their accommodations until they receive a negative PCR Test result. If the test result comes back positive, they must quarantine for 7 days.
Effective July 14, travellers can input their test result on the Q-code system after entry. In addition, to provide easier access to COVID-19 screening, COVID-19 Test Centers will be expanded to more airports in Korea. Currently, there are 3 test centres in Incheon International Airport and 1 test centre in Gimhae International Airport. Jeju International Airport will get a test centre within the month of July and other airports will be added with the increasing number of visitors.
If the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the Korean government is considering limiting the 48-hour pre-entry test method strictly to PCR tests only. Currently, Korea accepts negative test results through either a 48-hour PCR test or a 24-hour RAT method long as they are supervised by health authorities as a pre-entry requirement.
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