Japan bans foreign travelers amid spread of UK COVID-19 strain
https://nypost.com/2020/12/26/japan-bans-foreign-travelers-amid-spread-of-uk-covid-strain/December 26, 2020
Japan is closed to visitors.
Aiming to slow the spread of the new, highly infectious coronavirus mutation first detected in the UK, Japan said it is temporarily banning people who don’t live there from entering the country.
The ban will take effect Monday and run through January, Reuters reported.
Japanese citizens and foreign residents will need proof of a negative coronavirus test 72 hours before traveling before they’re allowed to return. Travelers must quarantine for two weeks after they arrive, the government said....
