South Korea expands quarantine screenings to China's Hong Kong, Macao

South Korea Tuesday said it will strictly screen entrants from China's Hong Kong and Macao administrative regions starting Wednesday in light of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The measure comes after the country reported its 26th and 27th confirmed cases who returned from China's Guangdong Province via Macao, according to Yonhap news agency.

Seoul has already put an entry ban on all foreign travelers who, over the past 14 days, have stayed in or traveled to Wuhan City, epicenter of the virus outbreak in China, since February 4.