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Japan to Extend Foreigner Entry Curb on Omicron Concerns Media | World News
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will prolong a curb on foreigners getting into the nation past year-end to forestall the unfold of the Omicron variant, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Saturday citing nameless authorities sources.
Japan reversed an easing of controls late final month as Omicron unfold world wide and has one of many world’s strictest border insurance policies.
Although COVID-19 instances have fallen dramatically since a lethal wave in August, there’s rising concern concerning the Omicron variant, which has been discovered greater than 30 occasions in Japan, principally throughout airport screening and quarantine.
(Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editing by Michael Perry)
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