Japan Singled Out Ontario In Its Latest Round Of Stricter Travel Restrictions

Ontario travellers are subject to rules that no one else in Canada has to follow.
Japan Singled Out Ontario In Its Latest Round Of Stricter Travel Restrictions
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Ontario case counts have risen to record-breaking highs recently, and Japan is taking notice.

Japan included Ontario in a list of global regions with community transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern and has enforced a new set of travel restrictions on travellers from the province in particular. 

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As of April 9, travellers from Ontario must now quarantine for three days at a state-approved facility while waiting for COVID-19 test results, according to Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

If the results come back negative, a further 11-day quarantine period begins.

The same rules apply to travellers from the U.K., Brazil, Germany, South Africa, Ukraine, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Czech Republic and elsewhere.

As it stands, most foreign nationals travelling to Japan will be denied entry unless they've been given permission under "special exceptional circumstances." 

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  • Cormac O'Brien
    Cormac O'Brien was an Associate Editor at Narcity Canada, covering all things exciting and trending about Canada. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Journalism from the University of Victoria, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the campus newspaper and was awarded the BCYNA Community News Scholarship for his writing. He was also the producer and co-host of Now On Narcity, Narcity's flagship podcast.

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