Tokyo, 19 December, /AJMEDIA/
Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says he intends to extend toughened border restrictions into early next year to deal with the Omicron variant.
The government on November 30 implemented measures that effectively banned new entry of all foreign nationals and added stricter quarantine rules for anyone returning from countries where the Omicron variant had been confirmed. The measures were originally set to be in place for one month.
Kishida told reporters on Saturday that he had taken the toughest measures of all Group of Seven nations because the variant had many unknowns.
He says the measures will continue until early next year, and that they could be extended.