over 70 countries are restricting entry from South Korea due to the rapid spread
of Kovac 19 in the country to deal with a situation the government is stepping
up efforts on the diplomatic front our own Ji Young has more as the number of
kovat 19 cases soars in South Korea about a third of United Nations member
countries are restricting the entry of people traveling from South Korea
according to data from the foreign ministry as of Saturday afternoon at
least 71 countries are putting in place stronger quarantine measures or outright
entry bans to restrict visitors from South Korea over coronavirus concerns
this is an increase of six countries from the previous day vietnamese
authorities have rejected the landing of a plane at an airport in Hanoi arriving
from South Korea on Saturday the Oceania Airlines flight the country's second
biggest carrier was enroute to Vietnam when it turned back to Incheon
International Airport around 40 minutes after departing for Hanoi on Saturday
morning according to Oceania it decided to turn
back the flight when Vietnamese authorities asked the airplane to land
at Van Daan International Airport which is about 140 kilometers away from novi
international airport in Hanoi where it originally planned to land at least 33
countries are banning or partially banning the entry of people arriving
from South Korea up to from the previous day the list includes Malaysia and
Lebanon which were among the latest that decided to implement the measures
Kyrgyzstan will tighten up their measures to enforce entry bans on Sunday
by barring people arriving from countries within an increasing number of
Kovan 19 patients Japan and Singapore are prohibiting travelers from other
countries who have visited tegu and tendu in the Kong song book to province
in the past 14 days Hong Kong and Mongolia are barring travelers arriving
from South Korea also at least 38 nations including Latvia and Bulgaria in
Europe have toughened entry procedures up from 34 on the previous day nine
provinces in China including Shandong Leone and Shang
hi our strengthening the entry measures imposed on incoming foreigners from
South Korea despite the rising number of countries imposing entry bends the South
Korean government said diplomatic efforts are underway to resolve the
issues we have strongly protested to some governments that took such measures
without prior notice our diplomatic missions are actively negotiating with
other countries so we don't see any more situations that may baffle our nationals
she added that although the number of confirmed cases are rising in the
country the international community and the World Health Organization assessment
is that they trust in South Korea's ability to deal with the outbreak at the
same time the foreign ministry has advised citizens to refrain from
traveling to those restricted countries Tom Jiyeon Arirang news