入国時検査、原則撤廃へ　来月１１日の水際緩和―松野官房長官

　松野博一官房長官は２６日の記者会見で、１０月１１日から実施する新型コロナウイルスの水際対策緩和に関し、現在は全ての帰国者・入国者に対して空港などで行っている入国時検査を原則として撤廃すると発表した。
　松野氏は「新型コロナ感染が疑われる症状がある者を除き、全ての帰国者・入国者について入国時検査を行わない」と説明。代替策として、ワクチン３回目接種の証明書か、海外出発前７２時間以内に受けた検査の陰性証明書のいずれかの提出を求めるとした。（2022/09/26-12:34）

Japan will discontinue, in principle, COVID-19 testing at airports and other facilities, currently conducted on all arrivals in the country, as part of the easing of its novel coronavirus border control measures from Oct. 11, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Monday.
   Speaking at a press conference, Matsuno said, "We will not conduct (COVID-19) testing for all people returning to or entering Japan, with the exception of those displaying symptoms that may be those of COVID-19."
   As an alternative to the tests, Japan will ask people to submit either a certificate showing that they have received their third COVID-19 vaccine shots, or a negative result of a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours before departure from the foreign country where they had been staying.
   As part of the plan to relax its border control measures, Japan will also welcome back independent travelers from overseas, resume the acceptance of visa-free travelers, remove its cap on the number of people allowed to enter the country per day and allow airports and ports to launch new international flight and sea routes.
   "We will ease (border controls) further to enable smooth entry into the country to an extent that matches levels implemented by other Group of Seven nations, while maintaining minimum necessary steps taking burdens on the country's health care system into consideration," Matsuno said.