Seoul expresses “extreme regret” that Japan will quarantine all visitors from South Korea due to its surging viral outbreak and warned of retaliation if Tokyo doesn’t withdraw the restrictions.
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, right, meets with Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koji Tomita at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 6, 2020. Seoul expressed "extreme regret" Friday over Japan's ordering 14-day quarantines on all visitors from South Korea due to a surge in viral infections and warned of retaliation if Tokyo doesn't withdraw the restrictions.
The 14-day quarantines announced by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also will apply to visitors from China. Officials at South Korea’s national security council meeting criticized Japan for enforcing the restrictions without consulting on them first. Relations between South Korea and Japan last year sank to their lowest point in decades as they feuded over trade issues, wartime history and military cooperation.
South Korea has confirmed more than 6,000 cases of infection with the new coronavirus, but its numbers of new cases have been declining in recent days.
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