TOKYO, Oct 20 (NHK) - Japan's Foreign Ministry has lowered its coronavirus infection alert for travel overseas. It no longer requires people to avoid non-essential travel to any other country.
The ministry revised its four-level alert system on Wednesday, putting all parts of the world at the lowest level of 1. People are still asked to exercise caution when traveling to Level 1 destinations.
Before the revision, 76 countries and territories were at Level 2. People are urged to avoid non-essential travel to destinations at the level.
The ministry says it lowered the alert level as infection situations around the world are generally improving and the other Group of Seven nations no longer designate such alert levels for countries and territories.
Source: テレ東BIZ