S.Korea's COVID-19 rules put some vaccinated foreigners in limbo

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) naps at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea imposed stricter measures on Monday to contain growing coronavirus infections and the Omicron variant, leaving some foreign residents vaccinated overseas effectively barred from places such as restaurants, cafes and cinemas.

South Korea recognises the vaccination status of Korean citizens who were vaccinated overseas but not foreigners, unless they entered the country under a quarantine exemption.