TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga partially halted the Go To Travel domestic tourism campaign on Saturday (Nov 21) as Covid-19 cases continued to soar nationwide. “We will temporarily stop taking new reservations under the Go To Travel program for destinations where infections are on the rise,” Mr Suga said. The Go To Travel scheme gives subsidies to travelers to revive the hospitality industry, with up to 20,000 yen (S$260) of discounts available for an overnight stay. Others said they would have thought twice about traveling had the government made the first step to suspend the Go To Travel scheme. It was also the first day the Greater Tokyo region, the world’s most populated area, crossed a cumulative 1,000 cases.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 22, 2020 10:30 UTC