South Korea to remove 7-day quarantine for unvaccinated foreign travellers from next week

In a bid to boost tourism, South Korea has announced the removal of a mandatory 7-day quarantine for unvaxxed international arrivals from June 8. The news was shared by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Friday. However, international arrivals will need to take a RT PCR test within three days of their entry into South Korea.

The PM further informed that the government will normalise the number of international flights along with lifting the curfew for arrivals at Incheon International Airport the same day. Apparently, the country had imposed strict COVID-19 rules and regulations for 26 months.
As per the Transport Ministry, the move is going to increase the number of arrival flights per hour to the pre-pandemic level of around 40 from the current 20. Now that the demand of foriegn travel is increasing in the country, the nation has decided to lift its pandemic-related restrictions on air travel.

Apparently, the rates of airline tickets increased due to several restrictions on the international flights and the curfew for arrivals at the international airport. As of now, the country is not allowing any flights to land at the airport between 8 PM and 5 AM.
Also to meet the rising demand, the government will also remove the limited number on the weekly international flights from June 8 as the virus situation looks quite stable in the country. Earlier, the Ministry had planned to add 100 to 300 more flights per week in phases starting May.

1. Is South Korea open to tourists now?
   Yes, the country is open for unvaccinated tourists.
2. Is South Korea safe for tourists?
   Yes, it's a safe country to visit.
3. What is the capital of South Korea?
   Seoul