South Korea

South Korea travel safety and lockdown information

Travel and Flight Restriction 15 Dec 2021

1. Until 6 January 2022, flights from Ethiopia are suspended.

2. Until 6 January 2022, passengers arriving from or who have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe
in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter and transit. - This does not apply to: - nationals and residents of Korea (Rep.); - passengers with a diplomatic or official passport;
- passengers with an A1, A2 and A3 visa.

3. Short-term vis...

Travel Information 30 Sep 2022

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International Restrictions:
*All travellers: Covid-19 Testing and Q-Code: On arrival in South Korea, you need to submit a questionnaire on your health condition. The South Korean government encourages all arrivals to log this information in the Quarantine COVID19 Defence (Q-Code) system prior to travel. Paper-based alternatives can be used instead but may result in a slower arrivals pro...

COVID-19 Data 26 Oct 2022

Total Cases	25,431,105
New Cases	34,950 -14.35%
New Cases (per 1 million citizens)	674.32
Transmission Rate	n/a

COVID-19 Risk

COVID-19 Hazard & Exposure It represents the load that the community has to deal with when exposed to a hazard event like COVID-19. The lower the score the better.	3.9 / 10
Socio-Economic Vulnerability It presents economic, political and social characteristics of the community that can be destabilized in case of a hazard event.	0.4 / 10
Health Conditions The lower the score the better.	0.4 / 10
Access to Health Care The lower the score the better.	0.8 / 10
Infrastructure The lower the score the better.	0.8 / 10
Lack of Coping Capacity (Hazard-Independent) The lower the score the better.	2.2 / 10
Lack of Coping Capacity The ability of a country to cope with disasters in terms of formal, organized activities and the effort of the country’s government as well as the existing infrastructure which contribute to the reduction of disaster risk. The lower the score the better.	1.3 / 10
COVID-19 Lack of Coping Capacity The ability of a country to cope with COVID-19 epidemy, organized activities and the effort of the country’s government as well as the existing infrastructure which contribute to the reduction of COVID-19 risk. The lower the score the better.	0.3 / 10
COVID-19 Risk The lower the score the better.	2.9 / 10
COVID-19 Risk Class	Low
Rank The higher the score the better.	167

Vaccination

COVID-19 Total Vaccination	129,475,307
COVID-19 Daily Vaccination	5,695
COVID-19 Vacc. (per 100 citizens)	249.88
COVID-19 Daily Vacc. (per 1 million citizens)	110

Vaccination by Manufacturer

Date	Vaccine	Total Vaccinated
27 Oct 2022	Pfizer/BioNTech	81,310,943
27 Oct 2022	Moderna	25,259,778
27 Oct 2022	Johnson&Johnson	1,544,670
27 Oct 2022	Novavax	850,919
27 Oct 2022	SKYCovione	1,359

Vulnerability

Air Transport, Passengers Carried The higher the score the better.	9.9
Point of Entry	8
Access to Cities The higher the score the better.	5.9
Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 people)	3.6
Internet Users	0.7
COVID-19 Vulnerability It presents economic, political and social characteristics. The higher the score the better.	7.1

Hazard and Exposure

Drinking Water The lower the score the better.	0
COVID-19 Hazard & Exposure It represents the load that the community has to deal with when exposed to a hazard event like COVID-19. The lower the score the better.	3.9 / 10
Population Living in Slums The lower the score the better.	n/a

Lack of Coping Capacity

Corruption Perception Index The lower the score the better.	4.1
Hospital Bed The lower the score the better.	0
Health System Capacity The lower the score the better.	2.05
Immunization Coverage The lower the score the better.	0.23
Health Capacity Specific to COVID-19 The lower the score the better.	0.3
COVID-19 Lack of Coping Capacity The ability of a country to cope with COVID-19 epidemy, organized activities and the effort of the country’s government as well as the existing infrastructure which contribute to the reduction of COVID-19 risk. The lower the score the better.	0.3 / 10

Indicator Data

Human Development Index	0.91 / 1
Incidence of Tuberculosis (per 10,000 people)	70
Malaria Incidence (per 1,000 people)	0.12
Estimated Number of People Living With HIV (%)	No data
Air Transport, Passengers Carried The higher the score the better.	88,157,579
Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 people)	129.67
Total Population	51,225,321
Land area (sq. km)	97,100

Disasters

Year	Type	Total Affected	Total Deaths
2022	Wildfire	1,080
2022	Storm / Tropical cyclone	36,003	12
2022	Flood	11,418	19
2022	Extreme temperature / Heat wave	355	2
2021	Storm / Tropical cyclone	600
2020	Storm / Tropical cyclone	3,407	29
2020	Flood	15,000	52
2019	Wildfire / Forest fire	3,035	1
2019	Storm / Tropical cyclone	84,852	20
2018	Extreme temperature / Heat wave
2017	Earthquake / Ground movement	5,057