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As coronavirus cases mount, is it still safe to travel to Japan?

A security guard shows a body temperature-measuring device at the reception of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government office in Tokyo on Thursday. Japan will quarantine all passengers arriving from China and South Korea, the country's prime minister said on March 5. | AFP-JIJI

By Oscar Boyd
Staff Writer

Mar 6, 2020

This article was last updated on March 19, 2020, and some information may have changed since then. For the latest news, visit jtimes.jp/covid19

Should I still travel to Japan?

To date, Japan has reported more than 800 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (excluding the more than 700 people from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship who tested positive) and has been placed on a level 2 alert by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since Feb. 19.

As coronavirus cases mount, is it still safe to travel to Japan?

Should I still travel to Japan?

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