S. Korea to lift pre-travel COVID-19 test requirement Travelers from abroad stand in line to take coronavirus tests at a testing station at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Aug. 31, 2022. South Korea will remove the mandatory pre-travel COVID-19 test requirement for inbound travelers to South Korea on Sept. 3 while maintaining the mandate to take a polymerase chain reaction test in the first 24 hours of arrival. (Yonhap)/2022-08-31 18:21:27/ (Newscom TagID: yonphotos208299.jpg) [Photo via Newscom]