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.

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Travel advice for South Korea - UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
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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.

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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

Cases over time
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South Korea coronavirus timeseries

Cases over time

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Cases by day

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Deaths over time

793

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917

942

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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