TOKYO -- The Japanese government is set to shorten the stay-at-home period for those infected with COVID-19 to seven days from 10 at present. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to announce the change on Tuesday evening in a step aimed at moving the country closer to normal economic and social activity, while also preparing for outbreaks of new variants of the virus and rapidly spreading infections.
Coronavirus
Japan set to shorten COVID isolation time to 7 days
Shorter period aimed at reviving economic, social activity
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to announce on Sept. 6 a shortening of the isolation period for those infected with COVID-19 to seven days from the current 10. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
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