Japan Shortens Mandatory COVID-19 Patient Isolation Period to 10 Days
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jihwan] In Japan, the mandatory hospitalization isolation period for confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has been shortened.
According to the Yomiuri Shimbun on the 13th, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare revised related standards to allow asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients to be discharged earlier.
Under the new standards, asymptomatic infected individuals who test positive in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test can be discharged if there are no issues 10 days after the specimen collection date. Previously, mandatory hospitalization lasted for 14 days.
Accordingly, it is expected that the 14-day waiting period, which is effectively enforced on Japanese nationals and foreigners entering from abroad, will also be shortened.
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Currently, the Japanese government requires all people entering from overseas to, in principle, wait for 14 days and refrain from using public transportation.
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