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Japan will put online a fitness questionnaire that travelers must complete before entering the country to expedite the immigration process, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
The online questionnaire, designed to alert travelers who are most at risk of arriving while inflamed by the coronavirus, will soon be taken as a test for some foreign flights arriving at Narita airport near Tokyo, they said.
The questionnaires have lately targeted travelers on incoming flights.
With the new formula to be presented at the end of this year, arriving passengers can complete the questionnaires through an online page of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare before departure and obtain a QR code confirming that they have completed the procedure to be used upon arrival. according to the sources.
Authorities said Friday that the country will reopen its borders to foreigners with a permit of 3 months or more for purposes such as participation in medical, cultural and sports activities, as well as business trips of less than 3 months.
Travelers must be accepted through entities or organizations that can ensure that they have tested negative for the virus before entering Japan. After arrival, they must remain remote for 14 days and avoid the use of public transport during this period.
The government plans to restrict the number of tickets to around 1,000 per day. At the same time, this will develop the ability to stumble upon viruses at airports, government sources said earlier.
Japan has recently imposed an access ban on 159 countries and regions. Foreigners who have visited one of the premises within 14 days of their arrival are rejected, with some exceptions.
The government has begun to gradually ease its restrictions and, since the beginning of the month, it has been allowed to return to foreigners with prestige residing in Japan who have led abroad.
Expats and other long-term citizens have been allowed to enter the country from some Asian countries, adding Vietnam and Thailand. Foreign government fellows would possibly also enter the country.
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