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| Japan to restrict entry of people with (pandemic) influenza |
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April 2008The cross-ministerial panel tasked by the Japanese Government with creating a new emergency anti influenza proposal plan, has released details of additional measures to prevent a new influenza virus from entering Japan. Measures to prevent the virus from entering the country include prohibiting its citizens who have developed symptoms of a new type of influenza during an outbreak in other countries from returning to Japan and refusing to issue visas to foreigners of countries where such an outbreak occurs. The final details of the anti influenza plan is schduled to be announced in July this year. Content Updated (Monday, 19 May 2008) |