South Korea's total confirmed number of COVID-19 rises to 9,887

South Korea reported 101 new cases of COVID-19 as of midnight on Tuesday, bringing the total number in the country to 9,887 with 165 deaths, according to Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

All people entering South Korea, regardless of nationality, will be quarantined for two weeks starting Wednesday. Asymptomatic Korean citizens and long-term resident foreigners must be quarantined at home, and foreigners without a permanent residence in the country must be quarantined in temporary facilities.

According to an amendment to the country's infectious disease prevention law, violators of the home quarantine can be sentenced to up to a year in prison or fined up to 10 million won (about 8,200 U.S. dollars), and foreigners can be deported or barred from entering the country.