Tokyo, Nov 29 (UNI/Sputnik) A passenger with a positive Covid-19 test who arrived in Japan from Namibia will be examined to determine if he has been infected with the new Omicron variant, media reported on Monday.
The passenger arrived on Sunday, and the examination will take four to five days, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was cited as saying by the Kyodo news agency.
Concerned by the spread of the new virus strain, Japan reimposed its blanket ban on all foreign arrivals starting from Tuesday and reinstated the state-arranged quarantine upon arrival for nationals and residents.