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Coronavirus infection confirmed in Tokyo after airport quarantine
Quick decision based on criticism of the collapse of the medical system and response to North Korea
Maintain ‘business communication’ with 11 countries, including Korea and China
On November 21, for the third consecutive holiday, the Haneda airport terminal, the gateway to Tokyo, fills up with airplane users. Tokyo = AP Yonhap News
The Japanese government temporarily suspends the new entry of foreigners from around the world from the 28th until the end of next month. This is because patients infected with the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) mutation originating in the UK have been confirmed not only in the airport quarantine but also in Tokyo. Concerned about the collapse of the medical system due to the spread of the infection, as well as criticism from the public opinion for the passive response after the third epidemic, the decision was made quickly.
The Japanese government announced on the 26th that it would extend the ban on entry of new foreigners to the UK and South Africa, where the COVID-19 mutation prevails, to the world by the end of January 2021. The Immigration Office said: “This is a preventive measure due to the discovery of COVID-19 mutations in several countries. ” Japanese citizens and foreigners with medium and long-term residence status can return to or re-enter Japan. However, the two-week quarantine after returning to Korea, which was exempted last month, was reapplied from the 28th, tightening entry restrictions.
When entering the country from a country where the COVID-19 mutation has been confirmed, a negative confirmation must be submitted at inspection 72 hours prior to departure on the 30th, and a genetic amplification test (PCR) will be performed upon entry. If you do not send a negative confirmation, you will have to wait two weeks in an accommodation designated by the quarantine authorities.
Even with this measure, the measure is maintained that the Japanese government allowed ‘commercial traffic’ through consultations with 11 countries including Korea, China and Taiwan. In the case of short-term entry into Japan for commercial purposes from these countries, the two-week quarantine exemption continues.
The reason the Japanese government made a quick decision is that the cases of mutant COVID-19 infection have been confirmed one after another in their own country. On the night of the 25th two infections were confirmed: a man in his 30s and a woman in his 20s who visited the UK on the 26th, following five people who entered the country.
The five confirmed on the 25th were quarantined at Tokyo Haneda Airport and Osaka Kansai Airport, respectively, during the arrival process. However, it is noted that the two confirmed on the 26th were “a hole in the quarantine system” in the sense that they did not go through the airport quarantine. The man, who is the captain of the plane, returned home from the UK on the 16th to be exempted from the airport quarantine. However, on the 21st, symptoms of headache and cough appeared, and the infection was confirmed after being examined at a Tokyo medical institution. The woman has never been to the UK, but infection has been confirmed. It is the first time in Japan that the COVID-19 mutation has been infected in a family. They have been hospitalized in Tokyo medical institutions since the 24th.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held a press conference on the 100th of his inauguration at the Prime Minister’s residence in Tokyo on the 25th and announced measures against the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). Tokyo = AP Yonhap News
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said at a press conference on the 25th that “we will quickly strengthen countermeasures while observing the situation in each country” regarding countermeasures for the COVID-19 mutation. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, after the mutation was confirmed in the UK, countermeasures were discussed at the government level. The announcement of the test results of five people, the first case of mutant COVID-19 infection in Japan, was also scheduled for the 26th. However, it decided that an agile response was necessary and advanced. The government’s quick response is said to have been mindful of criticism that “the decision is too slow” for the temporary suspension of Suga’s “Go To Travel” nationwide. However, concerns about the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which have been postponed until July next year, are expected to grow.
In Japan, the number of new confirmed cases nationwide on the 26th was 3,881, breaking the record for four consecutive days. Tokyo also broke the record on the 26th with 949 people, and the number of seriously ill patients was 654, the most since the Corona 19 incident.
Tokyo = Kim Hoe-kyung Correspondent [email protected]
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