Seven countries impose entry restrictions from hard-hit Japan in bid to curb COVID-19

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking during a meeting at the new Covid-19 (coronavirus) infectious disease control headquarters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Tuesday (Feb 25). A fourth person died on Tuesday in Japan after becoming ill aboard a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship, a government official said. - AFP

TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday (Feb 25) that seven countries have imposed entry restrictions on Japanese nationals and people traveling from Japan in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

The countries imposing travel restrictions include Israel, Samoa, Micronesia, Kiribati, Comoros, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands, Motegi told a press briefing on the matter.