South Korea will exempt some travelers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 overseas from its mandatory two-week quarantine starting July 1, health authorities said on Sunday.

Exempt travelers will need to fill out an application, and still need to be tested before and after arriving in South Korea, said Son Young-rae, an official with the Central Disaster Management Headquarters.

At the same time, some travelers from countries with major virus outbreaks or variants will not be allowed to skip the quarantine, he added.

In addition, these travelers must have been administered with one of the vaccines approved by the World Health Organization, including those made by Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Sinovac and Sinopharm, CCTV reported.

(With input from Reuters)