独仏なども入国拒否へ　茂木外相「特別扱いせず」―新型コロナ

　茂木敏充外相は２４日の閣議後の記者会見で、新型コロナウイルス感染症の拡大を受けて感染症危険情報をレベル３の「渡航中止勧告」に引き上げた独仏など欧州１８カ国やイランについて、近く入国拒否の対象国に加える方向だと明らかにした。
　欧州１８カ国は独仏のほかオランダやベルギーなど。既に一部地域が入国拒否の対象となっているイタリア、スペイン、スイスの３カ国も含まれる。
　これまで中韓両国などが入国拒否の対象に指定されており、茂木氏は従来の対応として「レベル３とした国には入国拒否の措置を取っている」と説明。「特段の事情がなければ特別扱いは考えていない」と語った。（2020/03/24-12:45）

Japan will soon expand its entry ban related to the novel coronavirus crisis to cover travelers from 18 European countries and Iran, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday.
   The move comes after the foreign ministry raised its travel alert for these countries to Level 3, the second highest on its four-tier warning system, advising people to cancel trips.
   The 18 European countries are Germany, France, the Netherlands and Belgium, among others. They also include Italy, Spain and Switzerland, which have partially been subject to the entry ban.
   Japan has already been refusing the entry of individuals arriving from China and South Korea.
   "Japan imposes its entry ban on travelers from countries for which it has issued a Level 3 travel alert," Motegi said at a press conference. "We don't make an exception unless there are special circumstances."