An average of about 4,000 people per day did not answer daily inquiries form the health ministry regarding their whereabouts soon after entering Japan, even though they are required to do so as a border control measure against the novel coronavirus, a health ministry survey has found.
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to soon start conducting video calls daily to all who have recently entered the country, as there are mounting concerns that the self-isolation rules are not being thoroughly followed.
The government has asked people entering Japan to either stay at home or at a hotel for 14 days amid the spread of the Indian (Delta) variant.
Furthermore, the government has commissioned a company to contact such people daily without advance notice via a smartphone location app to confirm whether they are following the self-isolation guidelines.
According to the survey conducted over one week ending Monday, a daily average of 4,054 people out of a total average of 23,063 aged 13 or over who were supposed to be staying at home or at an accommodation did not answer inquieries to confirm their whereabouts. In addition, more than 4,000 people did not respond to emails asking about their health conditions.
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