Under the new plan, tourists would have to test negative for the coronavirus and submit a detailed travel itinerary before entering, the Asahi said. Tourists would also be required to use a tracing app and give daily updates on their health, the report said. A limited number of people are now allowed to travel to Japan for business but are requested to self-isolate for 14 days. The Tokyo Summer Olympics was scheduled for this year but was pushed back to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress in rolling out coronavirus vaccines has raised hope that global tourism can start to slowly recover from paralysing travel restrictions put in place to curb the outbreak.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 06, 2020 16:18 UTC