TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo will require all travelers from mainland China to test negative for Covid-19 due to the rapid spread of the virus in the country, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday.
Travelers who test positive will be required to remain confined for seven days, Fumio Kishida told reporters, adding that the new measures will come into effect on December 30 at midnight.
The government will also limit requests from airlines to increase flights to China, he added.
Japan reopened its borders to tourists in October after more than two years of strict measures against Covid-19, on presentation of proof of vaccination or a negative screening test carried out before departure.
(Reporting Chang-Ran Kim; French version Lina Golovnya, editing by Kate Entringer)
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