Regarding the border measures for the mutated coronavirus, the quarantine station at Narita Airport has set up a new PCR laboratory to reduce the time it takes for immigrants to wait after the test at the accommodation facility.
The government requires immigrants and returnees from 60 countries and regions, such as India and the United Kingdom, where the mutant virus is endemic, to wait up to 10 days at their accommodations and conduct PCR tests during the period.
At the Narita Airport Quarantine Station, the number of tests is increasing due to the expansion of countries and regions where the mutant virus is endemic, so a new PCR laboratory will be set up at the airport and operation will begin on the 5th.
Until now, the quarantine station had to carry samples to private facilities in Kanagawa prefecture for PCR tests, but with the establishment of a laboratory in the airport, immigrants wait at the accommodation facility after the test on the final day. It means that the time to do is reduced by about 2 hours.
In addition, the Narita Airport Quarantine Station plans to add another PCR laboratory within this month, saying, "We want to prevent the invasion of the mutant virus into the country and further enhance the testing system so that users can return home early." I am.