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South Korea coronavirus travel advice
The latest coronavirus statistics for South Korea and up-to-date resources on travel advice including government organisations and international agencies. Track daily changes of the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea.
South Korea coronavirus live updates
- Travel advice for South Korea - UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
- Coronavirus timeline in South Korea - Wikipedia - coronavirus update
- Latest info on travel to South Korea - Korea Tourism Organisation
Are there entry restrictions to South Korea due to the coronavirus?
South Korea is closed for tourism from the UK. Non-resident foreign nationals travelling from the UK are banned from entering. Flights from the UK are suspended until further notice.
Negative PCR test results required for arrivals from the UK. All arrivals face a period of quarantine on entering South Korea.
Check out Korea Tourism Organisation for more information.
Do I need to quarantine in the UK if I travel from South Korea?
Currently if you arrive in the UK from South Korea you do not need to self-isolate for 10 days.
FCO travel advice
South Korea coronavirus - latest statistics
Below is the latest South Korea coronavirus statistics on the Friday 15th January 2021 reported at 05:22 (UTC) on 15th January 2021.
- Total number of confirmed cases to date: 71,241
- Total number of deaths to date: 1,217
- New cases confirmed in the past day: 513
- Deaths recorded in the past day: 22
South Korea coronavirus timeseries
Cases over time
Cases by day
Deaths over time
Deaths by day
The data displayed is from the 2019 Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Data Repository developed by Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering (JHU CSSE) in Baltimore, United States.
Coronavirus in Asia
Country | Total cases | Total deaths | New cases* | New deaths* | Updated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | 53,775 | 2,314 | 191 | 13 | 15/01/21 |
Armenia | 163,576 | 2,963 | 448 | 12 | 15/01/21 |
Azerbaijan | 226,200 | 2,971 | 380 | 14 | 15/01/21 |
Bahrain | 96,812 | 356 | 342 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Bangladesh | 525,723 | 7,849 | 813 | 16 | 15/01/21 |
Bhutan | 834 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Brunei | 174 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Cambodia | 426 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
China | 87,988 | 4,635 | 144 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
East Timor | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Georgia | 244,612 | 2,867 | 1,357 | 21 | 15/01/21 |
Hong Kong | 9,414 | 161 | 29 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
India | 10,512,093 | 151,727 | 0 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Indonesia | 869,600 | 25,246 | 11,557 | 295 | 15/01/21 |
Iran | 1,311,810 | 56,538 | 6,471 | 81 | 15/01/21 |
Iraq | 606,186 | 12,922 | 770 | 7 | 15/01/21 |
Israel | 529,814 | 3,870 | 9,754 | 53 | 15/01/21 |
Japan | 310,285 | 4,094 | 6,589 | 60 | 15/01/21 |
Jordan | 312,043 | 4,107 | 1,075 | 16 | 15/01/21 |
Kazakhstan | 212,812 | 2,882 | 911 | 1 | 15/01/21 |
Kuwait | 156,434 | 946 | 560 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Kyrgyzstan | 82,723 | 1,378 | 136 | 3 | 15/01/21 |
Laos | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Lebanon | 237,132 | 1,781 | 5,196 | 41 | 15/01/21 |
Macau | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Malaysia | 147,855 | 578 | 3,337 | 15 | 15/01/21 |
Maldives | 14,325 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Mongolia | 1,491 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Myanmar | 132,865 | 2,912 | 605 | 10 | 15/01/21 |
Nepal | 266,546 | 1,943 | 403 | 6 | 15/01/21 |
Oman | 131,264 | 1,509 | 178 | 1 | 15/01/21 |
Philippines | 494,605 | 9,739 | 1,905 | 40 | 15/01/21 |
Qatar | 146,689 | 246 | 209 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Saudi Arabia | 364,440 | 6,310 | 169 | 6 | 15/01/21 |
Singapore | 59,029 | 29 | 45 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
South Korea | 71,241 | 1,217 | 513 | 22 | 15/01/21 |
Sri Lanka | 50,899 | 251 | 670 | 4 | 15/01/21 |
Syria | 12,760 | 809 | 100 | 10 | 15/01/21 |
Taiwan | 842 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Tajikistan | 13,308 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Thailand | 11,450 | 69 | 459 | 2 | 15/01/21 |
United Arab Emirates | 242,969 | 726 | 3,382 | 3 | 15/01/21 |
Uzbekistan | 77,777 | 618 | 61 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Vietnam | 1,531 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
Yemen | 2,110 | 612 | 1 | 0 | 15/01/21 |
*Recorded in the past day.
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