There are now more than 100,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, according to a count from Johns Hopkins University. The number is slightly different than the latest count from World Health Organization, which reports 98,202 cases around the world
South Korea responds to Japan's travel restrictions by suspending visas for Japanese travelersJapan's ambassador to South Korea Koji Tomita, left, meets with South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha at the foreign ministry in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday. Credit: Ahn Young-joon/AFP/Getty Images
South Korea’s government has suspended all visas as well as the visa waiver program for Japanese visitors, in a direct response toCho Sei-young, a vice minister in Seoul's foreign ministry, said in an announcement on Friday that new visas will require a health survey and could require documentation depending on how the situation develops.
South Korea said these measures were being made to “control infectious diseases from Japan with an efficient quarantine system based on our advanced and excellent quarantine systems.” The notice added that a special immigration process would be implemented from Monday for other foreign nationals arriving from Japan, though it did not specify what that would mean.
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