Japan to finish blanket COVID testing for Chinese travellers

Japan is arranging to calm down border management measures for guests from China as early as this month, Japanese broadcaster FNN reported on Wednesday.

Japan plans to finish blanket testing of COVID-19 for all travellers from China upon arrival, the broadcaster mentioned. It will proceed requiring destructive COVID assessments earlier than departure, it mentioned.

China final month suspended issuing short-term visas for South Korea and Japan after saying it could retaliate towards nations that required destructive COVID assessments for travellers from China.

South Korea’s prime minister later final month prompt its COVID curbs on travellers from China could possibly be lifted sooner than scheduled if infections eased within the latter, the Yonhap news company reported.