In light of the policy that COVID-19 shall not be considered as a new influenza or other infectious disease under the “Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases” and be positioned as a category 5 infectious disease from May 8, 2023, the payment of sickness benefits for insured persons infected with new coronavirus disease after that date to be terminated.
For more information on the sickness allowance, please see the page “About the National Health Insurance Sickness Allowance System” in the Related Links section.