Japan closes its borders to overseas travelers amid Omicron scare

Tokyo, Nov 29, : Fumio Kishida, Japans Prime Minister, stated Monday that the government would ban all foreign nationals from Tuesday.

This was in response to concerns about the Omicron version of Covid-19Kishida stated to local media that the decision was taken to avoid the worst-case scenario and that it was temporary until more information about Omicron variants becomes available," Xinhuas news agency reported.

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