Japan to relax border controls for passengers from China from Mar 1

TOKYO: Japan will from Wednesday (Mar 1) ease its COVID-19 restrictions on travellers from China, dropping a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival, its top government spokesperson said. Instead of blanket testing of travellers from China, Japan will only test selected samples, al

TOKYO: Japan will from Wednesday ease its COVID-19 restrictions on travellers from China, dropping a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival, its top government spokesperson said.

The changes were intended to"support smooth international travels, given a low rate of positive test results among entrants", Matsuno said.

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