TOCHIOJanuary 6 – Japanese health authorities said on Friday that 8.3 percent of travelers from China had tested positive for the virus. COVID-19 on arrival since border controls with China were tightened last week.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said 408 of 4,895 passengers on direct flights from China and travelers who had been to China in the past seven days tested positive for the coronavirus at Japanese airports between May 30 and December. January 5th. .
Since last Friday, Japan has been testing all visitors from China upon arrival at airports, as part of its stricter border control following the rise of coronavirus cases in China.
