TOKYO — Japan said it will ban the entry of non-Japanese people from Britain from Thursday after the emergence of a highly infectious new coronavirus variant, as daily infections hit a record high.
Countries across the globe shut their borders to Britain on Monday due to fears about the new strain.
“The government will take border control steps flexibly to prevent the spread of the coronavirus within the nation,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a news conference as he announced the entry ban.
The government will ask people including long-term foreign residents to self-quarantine for 14 days upon return from Britain.
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