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[New Crown Pneumonia] Japanese media: Japan intends to suspend Hong Kong people visa-free entry for Chinese and Korean tourists for 2 weeks

2020-03-05T08:37:15.571Z


A number of Japanese media reported on March 5 that the local government plans to introduce new restrictions on entry to respond to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19, commonly known as Wuhan pneumonia) epidemic, of which Sankei Shimbun reported that Japan


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Written by: Cheng Yihua

2020-03-05 16:24

Last updated: 2020-03-05 16:27

A number of Japanese media reported on March 5 that the local government plans to introduce new restrictions on entry to respond to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19, commonly known as Wuhan pneumonia) epidemic. The versions of each media are different, including "Sankei Shimbun News" Reported that Japan plans to suspend visa-free entry measures for tourists including Hong Kong, and Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the Tokyo government intends to enforce quarantine for visitors from China and South Korea to Japan for 14 days.

At present, the Japanese government has not announced any information. Local media said that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a meeting to discuss on the afternoon of March 5.

Sankei Shimbun: Japan intends to suspend visa-free entry for Hong Kong people

"Sankei Shimbun" reported that the Japanese government is planning to modify the entry visa measures, including canceling the entry visas issued to China, and suspending visa-free entry measures for Hong Kong, Macau and South Korea, disguising a ban on China and South Korea, including Hong Kong. Passengers enter.

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Japanese media: Japan intends to suspend visa validity issued to Chinese and South Korean tourists

Kyodo News reported that the Japanese government began to explore the effects of the suspension of visas issued to China and South Korea on March 5, and plans to require tourists from both countries not to go to Japan temporarily.

Yomiuri: Japan intends to enforce quarantine for Chinese and Korean passengers for 14 days

As for Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" report, Japan plans to introduce compulsory measures, requiring visitors from China and South Korea to enter Japan for quarantine and quarantine for 14 days. The report did not quote the source, nor did it mention Hong Kong, but said that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will convene a meeting on the afternoon of March 5 to discuss measures to deal with the epidemic.

As of the afternoon of March 5, a total of 1039 cases of infection with the new coronavirus were recorded in Japan, including 706 passengers and crew members of the cruise ship Diamond Princess.

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