Visitors from select countries will be allowed to return to Japan from Friday but will only be allowed to travel under strict conditions
Only visitors on package tours will be allowed in during the first phase, the Japan Tourism Agency said, adding that travel agency guides accompanying visitors must ensure that they wear masks.widely accepted during the pandemic
“Tour guides should frequently remind tour participants of necessary infection prevention measures, including wearing and removing masks, at each stage of the tour,” the JTA said in its guidelines. “Even outdoors, the wearing of masks should continue in situations where people are conversing in close proximity.”, even outdoors. Visitors will be expected to cover up indoors and observe social distancing when they remove their masks outdoors.
But they can expect to be chaperoned during throughout their trip, while travel agencies have been asked to draw up itineraries that avoid crowded places. Visitors who test positive for Covid-19 will be monitored at medical facilities until they are due to return home. James Jang, a travel agent from Australia who took part in one of the trial tours, said the rules could deter some people from planning a trip to Japan in the near future.
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