Health officials confirmed 367 new coronavirus cases across Japan on Saturday. That's a record-high daily increase.
Tokyo officials announced 118 new cases, and 41 cases were confirmed in Osaka.
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Japan further tightened its border entry restrictions on Friday in an effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
The government is calling on all arrivals from any part of the world to self-quarantine at home, hotels or elsewhere for two weeks. Travelers are asked to avoid using public transportation to get to those places. The measures will be in place through the end of this month.
Japan's health ministry has decided to relax the rules for discharging coronavirus patients with mild symptoms from hospitals.
The government made the decision after its expert panel on Wednesday stressed the need to put priority on seriously ill patients. The health experts recommend that people who only have minor symptoms should self-isolate in their homes or hotels.
Japan's government has decided to ask all travelers entering the country to self-quarantine for two weeks, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The government made the decision at a coronavirus taskforce meeting on Wednesday.
The Japanese government is considering asking all international travelers to self-quarantine for two weeks.
Authorities are set to finalize additional quarantine measures at a meeting of its coronavirus taskforce on Wednesday.
Japan has reported 28 more coronavirus infections as of Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total number to 2,015. It includes 14 people who returned from China's Hubei Province on chartered flights.
When 712 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship are included, the total stands at 2,727.
Japan is planning to place an entry ban on foreign nationals from an additional 49 countries and territories as the coronavirus pandemic expands.
Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu revealed the plan on Tuesday. The additional areas will include the United States, Canada, and all of China and South Korea as well as Britain and Greece, covering most of Europe.
Japan's Foreign Minister says that foreign nationals from the United States, China and South Korea, as well as most of Europe, will be banned from entering the country.
Japan will carefully explore the possibility of declaring a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, with the growth in new cases and the economic implications in mind.
On Monday, a member of a government advisory panel revealed that a majority of the members are in favor of making a declaration. He said many believe that it will be too late for the country to do so after seeing an explosive increase in cases.
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan had reached 1,896 as of Monday noon. The figure includes 14 people who returned from China's Hubei Province on chartered flights.
The data was compiled by local governments and the health ministry. It includes 41 cases among health ministry officials, quarantine officers and those who were found to have the virus during arrival checks at airports.
Japan plans to include in its list of entry denials foreigners arriving from the United States, China and South Korea as well as most parts of Europe and some parts of Southeast Asia as the coronavirus pandemic expands.
The Japanese government has decided to soon raise a travel alert to all parts of the US to level three, recommending the cancellation of trips to the country. It will also ban foreigners who have stayed in the US in the past two weeks from entering Japan. The move comes amid the sharp rise of infections in the US.
Japan confirmed 169 additional coronavirus infections on Sunday, the second largest single-day count following the 200 recorded on the previous day.
The country has seen 1,893 cases, excluding 712 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was quarantined at Yokohama Port south of Tokyo.
