As infections from the delta variant continue to rise worldwide, Japan has once again tightened or reintroduced quarantine measures for regions where the coronavirus variant is feared to be spreading.
With the change, which will take effect Thursday, people arriving from five countries and several regions in Russia, as well as three American states, will be required to spend three days in facilities selected by the government as part of the standard 14-day quarantine. They will also be subjected to additional tests for COVID-19 on the third day after their arrival.
People who test negative will be allowed to continue their self-isolation in places of their choosing.