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[Japon] Japan to tighten borders for travelers from China on Dec. 30

Japan will tighten its border controls for travelers from China on Friday, as the latter nation is seeing a surge in COVID-19 infections, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday. The announcement, which marks the first time Japan has tightened its borders since foreign tourists were allowed to enter without restrictions in October, pours cold water on expectations of an influx of Chinese tourists over the Chinese New Year period, which begins Jan. 22.

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[Japon] Japan reopens to individual foreign tourists, lifts arrival cap

Individual foreign tourists could finally enter Japan with few restrictions on Oct. 11, when the government lifted most of its remaining COVID-19 border controls. Gone is the unpopular requirement that tourists must travel on package tours to be allowed into Japan. The government also removed its cap on daily arrivals and resumed visa-free entry for short-term travelers from visa-exempt countries or regions.

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[Japon] Le Japon rouvrira ses frontières au tourisme de masse à la mi-octobre

Fermé aux voyageurs d’agrément depuis deux ans et demi, le pays va de nouveau accepter les touristes individuels étrangers à compter du 11 octobre. Il va supprimer les quotas, qui limitaient les arrivées, et rétablir les exemptions de visa qu’il offrait avant la pandémie aux ressortissants de dizaines de nations, dont la France.

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[Japon] Japan looks to waive airport COVID tests for vaccinated travelers

Government to secure testing capacity after entry cap is lifted to 20,000 per day
The plans under consideration include exempting those who have received a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine or tested negative in pre-departure testing. The infection rate in the country of origin will also be taken into account. Currently, all travelers arriving in Japan must undergo COVID-19 tests.

Zhong Nanshan. © Lu Hanxin/XINHUA via AFP 0

Strategies for reopening in the forthcoming COVID-19 era in China

The transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the culprit pathogen of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has resulted in more than 0.43 billion cases and 6 million deaths globally. Compared with other existing variants of concern, the Omicron variant is characterized by significantly greater infectivity (Ro ≈ 6), greater tropism of the upper respiratory tract and lower severity of human infections. These characteristics of the Omicron variant are the basis upon which several developed countries are considering reopening.

Le CECC a annoncé le 14 février son intention de raccourcir la quarantaine imposée à tous les voyageurs arrivant à Taiwan et d’autoriser à nouveau la venue des voyageurs d’affaires. © CNA 0

[Taiwan] Covid-19 : le CECC envisage de raccourcir la quarantaine et d’autoriser la venue des voyageurs d’affaires

Le Quartier général de lutte contre l’épidémie (CECC) a annoncé le 14 février son intention de raccourcir la quarantaine imposée à tous les voyageurs arrivant à Taiwan et d’autoriser à nouveau la venue des voyageurs d’affaires. Aucune date précise n’a encore été annoncée pour l’entrée en vigueur de ces mesures.