[COVID-19 Responses]

○ Visitation to the elderly convalescent hospitals and facilities to be suspended temporarily during the Lunar New Year holidays

   - In person visitation is NOT allowed during the upcoming holidays: Jan. 24 – Feb. 6

    ※Contact-less visitation available: via advance reservation, online, etc.

   - Hospitalized patients are NOT allowed to stay out overnight.

   - Preemptive COVID-19 testing will be conducted regardless of vaccination.

【All foreign residents aged 18 or older are eligible for free COVID-19 booster jab】

Recently, the number of foreigners who have been infected with COVID-19 has continued to grow

whereas the number of foreigners who receive a booster vaccine has remained low.

For your sound and safe stay in Korea, please ensure to get a booster jab at an early date.

【Public health centers available for vaccination during the Lunar New Year Holidays】

【Key City Affairs】

○ Incheon receives 250 applicants for subfertility oriental medicine treatment support

   (from Jan. 24)

- Eligibility: Either partner of the married couple registered and residing in the city as of the application date with a female spouse diagnosed with subfertility

             (including those in common-law marriage)

   - Support to be provided: Oriental medicine treatment for three months

                         (equivalent to KRW 1.2 million per person)

※ For further details, please refer to the website of Incheon City and each Gun and Gu

Changing the quarantine framework to get closer to a new normal life