Japan adds 14 more countries to entry ban list


People wearing face masks buy fruits and vegetables in Tokyo on Monday (April 27). Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday (April 27) that his country is adding 14 more countries, including Russia, Peru and Saudi Arabia, to the entry ban list as the country steps up border control as the Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections continued to spread in the country. - AFP

TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday (April 27) that his country is adding 14 more countries, including Russia, Peru and Saudi Arabia, to the entry ban list as the country steps up border control as the Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections continued to spread in the country.

Japan has already banned entry from more than 70 other countries, banning foreigners with records of visiting those countries in the past two weeks, while invalidating visas for the rest of the world.

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