Workers in traditional outfits, along with surgical masks, at a palace in Seoul, South Korea. A coronavirus outbreak in the country has worsened in recent days. Photo: AP
Workers in traditional outfits, along with surgical masks, at a palace in Seoul, South Korea. A coronavirus outbreak in the country has worsened in recent days. Photo: AP

Hong Kong bans travellers from South Korea amid growing coronavirus outbreak, advises against trips to country

  • City residents, while exempt from ban, must quarantine for 14 days if they have been in the country’s two most infected areas
  • Multiple tour companies cancel tours through end of March, scuppering travel plans for 3,200 people

Workers in traditional outfits, along with surgical masks, at a palace in Seoul, South Korea. A coronavirus outbreak in the country has worsened in recent days. Photo: AP
Workers in traditional outfits, along with surgical masks, at a palace in Seoul, South Korea. A coronavirus outbreak in the country has worsened in recent days. Photo: AP
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