Japan is likely to remove the obligation of preliminary diagnostic tests for COVID-19, regarding travelers arriving in the country, as reported by the newspaper “The Nikkei.”
The country is implementing some of the toughest anti-pandemic measures at its borders compared to more developed economies worldwide, requiring travelers to present a negative coronavirus test within 72 hours of departure. .
The government may soon remove the requirement for diagnostic tests for vaccinated passengers, with this change set to take place within the next few weeks, the same newspaper reported late yesterday.
Government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno declined to comment today on the exact timing of the relaxation of border measures, saying it depends on the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan and abroad.
“Along with the implementation of the necessary measures to prevent transmission, we are also promoting economic activities and regarding border control measures, we will gradually relax them while keeping these two dimensions in balance,” Matsuno told reporters. .
Spokesmen for Japan’s foreign and health ministries did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is recovering from COVID at home after testing positive on Sunday, had said in May that he wanted to align measures at Japan’s borders with those in other countries that are members of the group of states G7.
Japan in June opened its borders to tourists, for the first time in two years, while they must obtain visas and follow pre-determined tourist packages.
Business associations at home and abroad in Japan have been pushing for greater relaxation of border controls, arguing that the measures carry the risk of economic setback for Japan.
SOURCE: AMPE
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