2022.01.24 18:43Nation

入国停止「続ける意味ない」　十倉経団連会長、見直し要望―新型コロナ

　経団連の十倉雅和会長は２４日の定例記者会見で、新型コロナウイルス対策で政府が講じている外国人の入国停止について「日本でも大半がオミクロン株になった今、続ける意味がない」と述べ、「早く見直してほしい」と訴えた。また、国内での濃厚接触者の隔離期間短縮も要望した。
　十倉氏は、鎖国政策を取ってきたイスラエルもワクチン接種証明などで入国可能とする方針に転換したと指摘。「水際の検査はきっちりやらないといけないが、入国を禁じるのは現実的ではない」と強調した。（2022/01/24-18:43）

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2022.01.24 18:43Nation

Keidanren Wants Early Review of Japan's Entry Ban

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The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, wants the government to review its basic ban on new entries by foreigners introduced as a novel coronavirus measure, Chairman Masakazu Tokura said Monday.
   "Now that most coronavirus infections in Japan have become omicron variant cases, there's no point continuing the ban," Tokura told a press conference.
   Japan's biggest business lobby also wants the government to shorten the isolation period for COVID-19 close contacts.
   "Why is it 10 days in Japan while the world standard is five days?" he said.
   Israel, which adopted a policy of national isolation, has changed its stance to allow people to enter the country with COVID-19 vaccination certificates, Tokura said.