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South Korea to lift travel advisory for Japan except for Fukushima regions – ET TravelWorld



South Korea will lift a travel advisory for Japan, except for the Fukushima regions, and lowered the travel warning level placed on Iran, the foreign ministry said Friday.

The Level 1 travel alert out of its four-scale system has been applied to Japan, which calls for exercising normal precautions, over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent decline in the number of travelers there, reports Yonhap news agency.

Beginning Monday, the Seoul government will lift the advisory given the growing number of travelers in Japan after the removal of antivirus measures and decent public order in the neighboring country.

Americans seek out cooler destinations for July 4 travel as temperatures sizzle

More than 100 million people across the U.S. were under heat warnings as of Sunday, with cities on the East Coast bracing for record-breaking temperatures as the heat dome causing the dangerous conditions expands to the West Coast. The scorching temperatures have prompted vacationers to review their plans ahead of the 4th of July holiday, a time when a significant number of Americans tend to travel.

The Level 3 warning of “recommending departure,” however, will remain in place for regions within 30 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant and other areas under an evacuation order issued by the Japanese government, according to the ministry.

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It will lower the travel warning for Iran to the Level 2 “travel restriction,” the ministry said, adding that it will also lower the warning level for Sri Lanka, Mongolia and Senegal by one notch to Level 1 as part of its regular adjustment of the warning system.

The warning level will be raised by one notch for Colombia’s Norte de Santander to Level 3 in consideration of the possibility of terrorist attacks and other serious crimes there, the ministry said.

  • Published On Jun 29, 2024 at 12:50 PM IST

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