Japan has lowered its COVID-19 infection risk alert level for Australia, NZ and others

Japan's Foreign Minister Motegi announces

• Japan lowers infection risk advisory for China, 8 other countries to level 2 from level 3, telling its citizens to avoid non-urgent, non-essential trips, instead of instructing public not to take any trips
• lowers infection risk advisory level to 2 from 3 also for Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, New Zealand, Brunei, Vietnam

Headlines via Reuters