Japan Is Considering Hotels To Reject Non-Masked Guests

JAKARTA - Japan is currently relaxing a number of rules related to COVID-19. However, this country still doesn't want to be missed.

The use of masks in Japan is no longer something that is mandatory. However, the government still recommends that masks be used when indoors or on public transportation.

The government is now considering allowing hotels to refuse entry of guests who do not wear masks, Fuji News Network said as quoted by Channel News Asia, Wednesday, September 21.

The government will submit a bill at an extraordinary parliamentary session next month that will revise the laws governing hotels and lodgings. If it passes, it will allow hotels to have more power to enforce infection prevention measures.

The move will be carried out at a time when Japan is expected to further relax control of the COVID-19 border. One of them removes visa requirements for certain tourists and removes daily arrival restrictions.

The ruling Liberal Democrats are scheduled to debate border easing measures on Thursday.

The Japanese Prime Minister, who departed on Tuesday for the United Nations General Assembly Meeting, could announce a border easing during a speech on the New York Stock Exchange.