Tokyo, Nov 26 (UNI/Xinhua) Japan will tighten restrictions on travelers from six African countries after the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant in South Africa, the government's top spokesman said Friday.
Starting Saturday, travelers who have recently been to Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, or Zimbabwe will be requested for a 10-day quarantine period in a government-designated facility upon their arrivals, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno announced at a press conference.