The country requires immigrants to wait up to 10 days at quarantine station accommodation as a border measure against mutant viruses such as Delta strains, but has decided to wait up to 3 days after 20 days. rice field.
On the 17th, the government designated 44 countries and regions that require priority border measures for eight strains of mutant virus such as Delta strain, and for those who enter Japan, three days at accommodations managed by the quarantine station. Announced that they will ask you to wait.
Until now, for countries and regions where infection with the mutant virus is spreading, waiting for 6 days or 10 days was required depending on the local epidemic situation, but this will be a de facto mitigation.
Even after leaving the facility, you will be asked to wait at home until 14 days have passed after entering the country.
The government explained that the reason for the change was "a comprehensive judgment based on the current infection situation."
This mechanism will be applied from midnight on the 20th.