Five Additional Countries Designated as Quarantine Management Areas for Ebola Risk... 173 Countries in Third Quarter

25 Key Quarantine Management Areas Maintained
Travelers Must Monitor for Fever and Abdominal Pain for 21 Days After Entry

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced on June 23 that, based on overseas infectious disease trends and risk assessments, it will designate or lift quarantine management areas and key quarantine management areas for the third quarter, with these changes to take effect from July 1.

Following the World Health Organization's declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in May, the KDCA additionally designated five countries (South Sudan, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo) as key quarantine management areas for Ebola virus disease. The total number of key quarantine management areas for the third quarter will remain at 25 countries.

Travelers entering Korea after staying in or transiting through a key quarantine management area are required, under Article 12-2 of the Quarantine Act, to report any symptoms to a quarantine officer via a health status questionnaire or the Q-CODE system. Even if travelers enter Korea via a third country, they must report their health status if they have any history of staying in or transiting through a key quarantine management area.

The KDCA is sending guidance text messages to travelers entering or leaving these key quarantine management areas. Upon receiving such a message, individuals must self-monitor for symptoms for 21 days after entry, and if any suspected symptoms such as fever or abdominal pain occur, they must immediately report to 1339 or a public health center and follow the provided instructions.

Meanwhile, for the third quarter, the KDCA will operate a total of 173 quarantine management areas, including five newly designated countries (Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, and Zambia) among the ten countries identified by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) as being at risk for Ebola virus disease, which had not previously been designated as quarantine management areas.

If travelers enter Korea after staying in or transiting through a quarantine management area and exhibit symptoms of infectious diseases such as fever or cough, they must report to a quarantine officer. Further information can be found on the KDCA website or the Q-CODE website.

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