The current quarantine cannot prevent Omicron strains!The fundamental mistake that doctors point out

Returned to Japan just 5 days before the landing of Omicron stock ...

Monitoring by the "monitoring app" that starts the day after returning to Japan. You are obliged to register the waiting place (report your current location) in advance, and if you leave the waiting place such as going to a convenience store to buy food, you will be warned that you have violated the pledge (photo by Hiroto Kato).

I left Haneda Airport on October 27 and headed for Los Angeles via Seattle. He interviewed automobiles in Los Angeles (LA) and Las Vegas, and returned to Japan on November 25 via the route LA → (Minneapolis → Detroit) → Haneda via New York. [Image] "List of Violators of the Immigration Pledge" published by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Regarding the documents and inspections required for returning to Japan, and what steps are required to enter Japan from Haneda Airport? I would like to continue the waiting period of 14 days after entering Japan and the days monitored by the app. First of all, the following items are required when returning to Japan from the United States. Vaccination certificate issued by the local government (obtained in Japan in principle) 2. Negative certificate from a test taken 72 hours before leaving the United States (with a specific format) 3. Pledge (delivered on the return flight) Of these, the one obtained in the United States is the second negative certificate, which was obtained in New York two days before departure. The inspection fee is $ 175. The result arrived by email the next morning. I checked at the Delta Air Lines counter at Los Angeles Airport when checking in. Immediately after boarding the plane to Japan, I was given a customs declaration and a pledge. The pledge contains a large number of pledge items, such as a 14-day waiting area (such as a home or a hotel you booked yourself) or not using public transportation to move, the so-called "behavior monitoring app" called MY SOS. I was made to pledge to respond to daily contact (position confirmation 2-3 times a day and video call once a day), and there was also an entry such as a legal agent. The plane to the United States was vacant, but the return plane was more vacant. I was able to travel comfortably while being economy. But! From the moment I arrived at Haneda Airport and got off the plane, such a comfortable air travel suddenly changed to a "realistic" atmosphere. Of course, I was prepared ... ◆ Arrival → Inspection Center → Document Examination Immediately after getting off the plane, a sticker of “COVID-19 TESTING” jumped into my eyes and was guided to the inspection site by airport staff. Of course, there is no cost because it is a compulsory inspection. All passengers who get off the plane will first be inspected for COVID-19 here. There is a toilet at the bottom, so it's best to go here. There are several toilets up to the inspection site, but they are all blocked with yellow tape and prohibited from use. You should get off the plane and walk a long distance to the inspection site, so you should go down the toilet immediately. Walk in the opposite direction to the inspection site. In other words, the "moving walkway" is stopped and cannot be used. When I was about to head to the inspection site, three foreign men who had completed the inspection walked on the "moving walkway" in the opposite direction to the normal direction of travel, and moved to a place where they waited for the inspection results. I saw it. Since the possibility of airborne infection of Omicron strains is not zero, it can be said that the risk of infection increases. The procedure for entry is first done from "document screening". Check the contents of the pledge, the negative certificate of the PCR test received in the United States, and the certificate of completion of the double vaccination obtained in Japan along with the passport. ◆ In Narita, if it takes about 11 hours to move to the quarantine place, but it is OK, the next inspection will be COVID-19. As soon as you enter the inspection site, you will be given a saliva collection kit. Since July last year, the test has been changed from the PCR test, which takes a long time, to the antigen quantitative test, which gives faster results. I just got off the plane and my mouth is dry, and saliva doesn't collect easily ... I finally got OK after doing it several times. Water intake is strictly prohibited just because saliva does not come out, so if saliva cannot be collected by all means, the mucous membrane of the nose will be collected, but this will take a little longer as a result of the test. After collecting saliva, you will be given an explanation on how to install and use "MySOS", also known as a "monitoring app". While waiting for 14 days, this app basically monitors your current location and whether you are in the waiting area. Therefore, all smartphones are indispensable. If you don't have a smartphone or if you can't use the MySOS app even if you have a smartphone, you have to forcibly rent a smartphone for 15,000 yen for 14 days. Since only one company can rent in the restricted area, it is impossible in reality to find a cheap company. If you are an elderly family member or a child who does not have a smartphone, it is a good idea to have a device such as the iPhone that you used in the past. In addition, even if it is not a smartphone, it is possible to use a tablet such as an iPad as long as the application works (however, in reality, it is better to carry it around or keep it nearby, so the smaller one is better). After setting up the app, collect the pledge and move to the place where the test results are announced. I waited about 30-40 minutes until the test results were announced. After getting a negative result, I finally move to the original "immigration". Take the moving walkway to the immigration and baggage claim area. I was relieved to get a negative result and headed for immigration, but the immigration inspector welcomed me with a cheerful smile, which made me feel a little saved. It takes about 2 hours to get off the plane and complete all the procedures. In fact, when I heard from other people, some said it took 3-4 hours, while others said it took half a day. Recently, some people who arrived at Narita Airport stayed for 8 hours until the inspection was completed, and it took nearly 11 hours to arrive at the quarantine.