Chief Cabinet Secretary “Foreign tourists will continue to be gradually mitigated based on the infection situation”

From June 1st, the maximum number of immigrants per day has been raised to 20,000 for the new Corona border measures.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said that resuming acceptance of foreign tourists would be effective for the local economy, and said that he would continue to gradually ease the situation while taking into account the infection situation.

Regarding the border measures for the new Corona, the government will raise the maximum number of immigrants per day to 20,000 from June 1, and exempt immigrants from some countries and regions from inspection at the time of entry. The quarantine measures have been relaxed.

Regarding this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference in the morning, "Resuming inbound tourism that can benefit from the depreciation of the yen has great significance for the local economy. I will recover. "

On that basis, regarding future border measures, "We will continue to promote gradual mitigation while balancing the prevention of infection spread and socio-economic activities. Considering the quarantine system and the implementation status of epidemic prevention measures, domestic and overseas needs We will make appropriate decisions based on the status of infection inside and outside the new corona and the status of border measures in major countries. "