The new corona variant omikron means that more countries are now choosing to close their borders. Now, among other things, Japan denies all foreign visitors access.
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Japan reintroduces strict border controls and denies all foreign visitors access due to the new corona variant omikron.
The stricter entry rules, which were announced on Monday, come a few weeks after the rules were relaxed.
– We will ban entry for foreigners from all over the world from November 30, said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a press conference.
The decision sets aside the scheme that allowed business travelers on short visits, foreign students and workers to enter the country.
This weekend, Japan introduced quarantine requirements for travelers from South Africa and eight other countries. On Monday, Kishida stated that quarantine requirements will also be introduced for travelers from another 14 countries where the virus variant has been discovered.
Discourages travel
At the same time, the Philippines has reversed a decision to open its borders to fully vaccinated tourists. Australia is also considering reversing planned restrictions on border restrictions, while Israel has closed the border to all foreigners.
The United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic have all detected cases within their borders.
Denmark has discovered two suspected omicron infection cases in travelers from South Africa, according to the Danish Ministry of Health.
How dangerous omikron is is too early to say. But early figures from South Africa indicate that it is more contagious than previous varieties.
The spread of the new corona variant has led Norway to introduce quarantine requirements for those who arrive in the country from certain African countries.
The rules apply to travelers from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, Eswatini and Malawi, and apply regardless of whether you have been vaccinated or not.
Britain was the first to impose restrictions on southern Africa, who introduced a temporary entry ban for visitors from the six countries on Thursday last week.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also advises against all travel that is not strictly necessary to these countries.
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