The government has decided to lift the suspension of short-term visa issuance for immigrants from China starting tomorrow.
Kim Seong-ho, the 2nd general coordinator of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and head of the Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, said at the Corona 19 critical script meeting today (10th), “The positive rate of arrivals from China has recently decreased to the 1% level, and among confirmed cases from China, the variation of concern is Since it did not appear, it is judged that the COVID-19 situation in China has passed its peak and entered a stabilization phase.”
“Accordingly, the government will lift restrictions on short-term visa issuance for entrants from China starting tomorrow,” said Kim Seong-ho, head of the headquarters.
Director Kim explained, “Today’s number of confirmed cases was 13,000, the lowest in 32 weeks as of Friday.” I did.
He said, “Even after the mask duty adjustment that took effect on January 30, the trend of decreasing epidemics continues to this day.”
However, “the rate of recent reinfection cases has risen for 13 consecutive weeks since the 4th week of October,” he said.
Director Kim asked, “As the risk of re-infection among those who have already been confirmed has increased, we hope that those in the high-risk group, such as those in their 60s and older, who are at high risk of severe disease, complete winter vaccination as soon as possible.”
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