Mister Fumio Kishida The Japanese Prime Minister said today (January 4, 2023) that the Japanese government will strengthen border control measures to make them more stringent for people arriving from China. due to the number of people infected with COVID-19 in China has increased significantly in recent times.
Mr. Kishida announced that As of Sunday, January 8, 2023, all travelers from China must submit a COVID-19 test result. negative before coming to Japan and must be tested by PCR upon arrival in Japan
In addition, Mr. Kishida said Japan will continue to urge airlines to increase the number of direct flights from mainland China.
Japan follows the same path as other countries like the United States, India, Italy, Japan, Australia, Canada, and some European Union (EU) countries that have previously announced such requirements. after China announced the opening of the country to both entry and exit This raises the concern that the COVID-19 will spread widely. Because the epidemic situation in China is still deteriorating.
In addition, public health authorities around the world are concerned China has not shared enough information about the COVID-19 outbreak, making it impossible for the international community to recognize the scale and severity of the latest wave of outbreaks currently underway in China .
