South Korea increases travel alert level for Japan amid coronavirus fears

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry anunced on March 7 that it was raising travel alert across all regions of Japan. anuncement was me in light of growing concerns regarding number of coronavirus cases in Japan. threat level increase will go into effect from March 9 onwards.

South Korea vises restraint

Last week, Seoul h vised 'caution', which is a threat level lower than 'restraint' which is what has been anunced w. According to reports, during its anuncement, ministry claimed that it h taken drastic step because of continued spre of coronavirus in Japan and its effect on Koreans.

According to reports, latest increase in threat level has been seen as a 'tit-for-tat' response by South Korea to Japan's decision to quarantine for 14-days all people that are entering Japan from Korea. On March 6 it was anunced that Korea was also halting its visa waiver program and invalidating any travel permits that h alrey been issued to all visitors.

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South Korea has recently reported 174 new cases of dely coronavirus, taking total number of cases reported in country to 6,767. One new death was also reported in country raising death toll to 46. South Korea has most number of cases of dely coronavirus in world outside of mainland China.

dely coronavirus that originated in China's Hubei province has rapidly spre to multiple countries across globe. Officially named COVID-19 by World Health Organisation, virus has infected more than 100,000 and killed almost 3,500 people worldwide.

Indonesia bans entry

Indonesia will reportedly ban entry and transit of foreign nationals who have visited Iran, Italy or South Korea in last 14 days, starting March 8, country's foreign minister anunced. travellers will have to provide a certificate issued by health authorities to prove good health, Minister Ret Marsudi reportedly said. She said that passengers entering Indonesia will w have to undergo ditional health screening procedures and safety protocols at airport moving forward, confirmed media reports.

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