South Korea tightens quarantine measures

25/07/2011

The South Korean government has reinforced quarantine measures for travellers returning from countries affected by foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or bird flu, according to local media.

The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said travellers who have visited such countries must report their visits to quarantine officials on arriving in South Korea where they will be examined and sterilised.