Japan requires self quarantine for arrivals from Israel and 10 other countries

Japan requires self quarantine for arrivals from Israel and 10 other countries

Japan requires self quarantine for arrivals from Israel and 10 other countries
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The Japanese government said Thursday at a meeting of the newly created national headquarters on the coronavirus response, that it will ask travelers from seven Southeast Asian countries and some Middle Eastern and African countries to self quarantine for two weeks amid the COVID 19 crisis.

According to the details, Visas issued in these countries, including Singapore and Israel, will be invalidated, and visa exemptions for travelers from them will be suspended.

Be clear that these measures will take effect at midnight on Friday (3 p.m. GMT) and continue until the end of April.

The 14-day self-quarantine applies to arrivals from Qatar, Israel, Brunei, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Bahrain and Vietnam.

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