Hong Kong to bar non-resident arrivals from South Korea over COVID-19 

Hong Kong will bar non-residents arriving from South Korea from Tuesday morning in response to the growing coronavirus outbreak, the city's security chief said on Monday. 

"Considering the development of the epidemic in South Korea, the Security Bureau will issue a red travel alert," John Lee told reporters. 

Number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 soared to over 800 in South Korea on Monday.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government Monday also issued a Red Outbound Travel Alert (OTA) on South Korea based on public health considerations.

"Red OTA urges the public planning to travel to Korea to adjust travel plans and avoid non-essential travel," a government spokesman said.