Japan to include US in foreign entry ban to curb imported Covid-19 cases

Two Japanese are coming home after arriving at the lobby of Tokyo's Haneda Airport International Terminal on Monday (March 30) amid concerns of the coronavirus outbreak. Japan plans to extend its ban on foreign entrants to cover those who have recently been to the United States, China and South Korea and most parts of Europe in bid to curb the outbreak. - AFP

TOKYO: Japan plans to extend its ban on foreign entrants to cover those who have recently been to the United States, China and South Korea and most parts of Europe in bid to curb the import and spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, state sources said on Monday (March 30).

The entry ban will be applicable to foreigners who have stayed in the countries within two weeks of arriving in Japan, the sources said, adding that both Japanese and foreigners returning from areas not subjected to the ban will still be asked to self-quarantine for 14 days.