The Japanese government is considering easing quarantine measures for travelers coming from China amid a decrease in the rate of positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus among visitors from the country. recently.
According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Tokyo, instead of requiring all visitors from China to COVID-19 test Upon arrival in Japan, the government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to adopt a selective approach to testing.
In addition, Japan is expected to remove restrictions on the number of direct flights between mainland China and four major Japanese airports, including Narita, Haneda, Kansai and Chubu, and allow airlines to increased direct flights to and from China.
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However, the Government Japan will probably continue to ask visitors from China must present a certificate with a negative test result for SARS-CoV-2 virus taken within 72 hours prior to departure.
Earlier, on January 4, Prime Minister Kishida announced that the country would strengthen border control measures for visitors from mainland China amid the rapidly spreading COVID-19 epidemic in neighboring countries. neighbor.
Since January 8, the tourists from China The mainland must have a negative result for the SARS-CoV-2 virus before going to Japan and must do a more accurate test when arriving in the country.
In addition, the Japanese government also asked airlines not to increase the number of direct flights between the country and mainland China.
According to Kyodo news agency, since the end of January, the positive rate for SARS-CoV-2 virus among visitors from China has been below 1%. This may be the reason why the Japanese government is considering easing the quarantine for visitors from this neighboring country.
Dao Thanh Tung (VNA/Vietnam+)