長期滞在者も往来可　政府、新型コロナの水際対策を緩和

　政府は１８日の新型コロナウイルス感染症対策本部会合で、国外からのウイルス流入を防ぐために講じている水際対策の緩和に向けた基本方針をまとめた。２週間以内の短期出張者だけでなく、長期滞在する駐在員などの往来も解禁する。政府は今後、第１弾の対象国とするベトナム、タイ、オーストラリア、ニュージーランドとの協議を加速させる。
　基本方針によると、滞在が２週間以内のビジネス客の往来に際しては、出国前と入国後のＰＣＲ検査や日本国内での活動計画書の提出、スマートフォン向けアプリによる行動履歴の保存などを求める。公共交通機関の利用は認めず、行動範囲は原則として滞在先と勤務先の往復に限定する。（2020/06/18-21:59）

Japan's government will allow travel to the country by long-term expatriates and others staying overseas for a long period, as well as by people on short business trips abroad, under a basic plan compiled Thursday to ease its border controls in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
   The border control easing plan was compiled by the government's coronavirus response headquarters.
   The government will seek to speed up discussions with Vietnam, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand, the first batch of countries from which Japan plans to accept visitors.
   According to the basic plan, people taking overseas business trips of up to two weeks will be required to take polymerase chain reaction tests for possible coronavirus infection right before departure and after arrival, submit schedules of their activities after their return home and record their movements using a smartphone app.
   After coming back to Japan, they will be banned from using public transport, and their travel will be limited in principle to between their workplaces and the facilities where they are staying.