Japan decided to ban entry to nationals of 152 countries, with the emergence of the new strain of Corona virus on its territory, and the number of cases continued to rise.
According to Arabiya Net, the new and most contagious strain of the Coronavirus has been discovered, which is believed to have been discovered for the first time by a person returning from the United Kingdom. According to Travel Daily Media.
While the Japan Times reported, Japan reported 5 cases of the mutant strain from the United Kingdom in December. Two of the cases arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, while the other three cases arrived at Kansai International Airport in Osaka.
and the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs published an announcement on December 26: Currently, foreign citizens who have resided in any of the following 152 countries / regions within the 14 days prior are rejected Submit a landing application from entering Japan under Article 5, Paragraph (1), Clause (Fourteenth) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, unless special exceptional circumstances are found.
Meanwhile, stricter rules are also being applied to Japanese citizens arriving in Japan. First, residents are no longer exempt from quarantine for 14 days.
and new health measures have been implemented, including: Taking into account Japanese citizens coming from the United Kingdom and South Africa to self-quarantine for a period of three days in a certain place. The Covid-19 test will be conducted on the third day, and by the end of tomorrow, Tuesday, all those coming from abroad will be required to submit a Corona test 72 hours before entering Japan.
