Japan to Enforce 2-Week Quarantine for Korean and Chinese Arrivals Starting from the 9th (Comprehensive Report 2)

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The Japanese government announced on the 5th that it will impose quarantine measures on arrivals from Korea and China to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Kyodo News, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated at the COVID-19 task force meeting that day, "We request that arrivals from China and Korea wait for two weeks at locations designated by quarantine officers and refrain from using public transportation in Japan."

It is still unclear whether the "waiting" mentioned by the Japanese government means "isolation."

The Japanese government said the two-week waiting measure will be applied starting from the 9th.

The Japanese government has suspended the validity of visas issued by Korea and China and limited flights from Korea and China to Narita Airport and Kansai Airport. Passenger transport by ship is also to be suspended.

The list of regions subject to entry restrictions will also be expanded. Japan also announced plans to add regions in Korea and Iran to the list of areas where entry will be denied. Previously, on the 27th of last month, Japan announced that foreigners who have stayed in Daegu and Cheongdo, Gyeongbuk within two weeks would be denied entry.

For now, the government explained that these measures will be implemented until the end of this month.

The Japanese government also announced measures to address the mask shortage. It banned the resale of masks on the internet and decided that the government will purchase 20 million reusable masks in bulk to provide them to nursing facilities and others.

Regarding medical masks, the government requested manufacturers to increase production and also plans to promote imports from overseas. It is known that Japan can produce about 400 million medical masks per month.

Meanwhile, the Japanese government announced that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 12 from the previous day to 1,047.

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