Japan to ease quarantine rule to 3 days for business travelers
17:17, 2 November 2021
TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan is planning to shorten the COVID-19 quarantine period for vaccinated businesspeople from overseas upon their entry into the country to three days, a government official said Tuesday, Kyodo reports.
The eased quarantine rules, to be introduced possibly from Monday amid a continued drop in coronavirus infections nationwide, will apply to short-term business travelers, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Currently, vaccinated travelers are required to undergo a 10-day quarantine period upon entering the country.