Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Shigeyuki Goto “he waiting period for close contacts will be canceled on the 6th day after waiting for 5 days in principle”

announced on the 22nd of July that the waiting period for close contacts will be shortened from the current 7 days to 5 days. He told reporters within the Ministry of Health after the new Corona ministerial talks that afternoon.

Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto said, "From the perspective of maintaining socio-economic activities while preventing the spread of infection, the waiting period for close contacts will be canceled on the 6th day after waiting for 5 days in principle, and will last for 2 days regardless of the social function maintainer. By combining the inspections, the treatment will be changed to cancellation on the third day. "

On the other hand, based on the current situation where the new corona infection is spreading, he said, "I would like to ask you to check your health condition such as temperature measurement until the 7th day has passed."