Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane visited Haneda Airport on the 4th to inspect measures against the border of the new coronavirus and emphasized the idea of taking thorough infection control measures for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane visited Haneda Airport on the afternoon of the 4th and inspected private PCR testing facilities and international quarantine stations.
Of these, at the airline counter in the departure lobby of international flights, the person in charge explained a demonstration experiment of a "digital certificate" that confirms the results of passenger PCR tests during boarding procedures using a smartphone app. received.
After the inspection, Minister Akabane said, "The government has a mission and responsibility to safely hold the Games for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and make them successful. I will do my best to make it a wonderful celebration, "he emphasized the idea of taking all possible measures for the Games.
Regarding the "digital certificate," which is undergoing demonstration experiments toward the resumption of international flights after the infection has subsided, Minister Akabane said, "Digitalization of negative certificates is a major trend overseas and is indispensable in Japan." He expressed his intention to introduce it in collaboration with airlines.