TOKYO — The government is strengthening its border containment policies after several people in Japan were found to be infected with a variant of the novel coronavirus spreading in Britain and elsewhere.
Following the five people who tested positive at airport quarantine inspections, the new variant was confirmed Saturday in a male pilot who had returned home from the airport and a female family member.
The government has been testing both Japanese and foreign nationals arriving from more than 150 countries and regions at airport quarantine stations.
In principle, even those who test negative are asked to isolate themselves for two weeks.
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