Starting from tomorrow, Japan will lift its entry ban on nine regions, including Hong Kong. (File photo)Starting from tomorrow, Japan will lift its entry ban on nine regions, including Hong Kong, meaning that people from these places need not to submit Covid-19 testing results when entering. Still, the visa-free entry ban on Hongkongers remains. However, officials stressed that the decision did not mean welcoming foreigners to travel to Japan. Representative from the Consulate General of Japan in Hong Kong said that inbound Japanese citizens will not have to receive Covid-19 testing while foreigners from the nine listed areas need not to provide a negative COVID-19 test completed within 72 hours of travel.

Source: The Standard October 31, 2020 07:30 UTC