South Korea to Mandate 10-Day Quarantine on All Travelers Starting Dec. 3

Quarantine will apply to citizens and foreigners regardless of vaccination status

Quarantine officers wait to guide travelers at the arrival hall of the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Dec. 1, 2021. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo

South Korea will mandate a 10-day quarantine for all incoming travelers, including its citizens—regardless of their vaccination status—starting Dec. 3, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention (KDCA) announced Wednesday.

The announcement was made the same day after the country confirmed its first five cases of the new Omicron variant in people arriving from Nigeria. The new rule will last for two weeks.