Faced with the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Japan will close its borders to all foreign visitors, three weeks after loosening some restrictions to allow entry for foreign business travelers, students and interns, the Japanese government announced. . “We will ban all (new) entries of foreign nationals from around the world from November 30,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters.
In Canada the first 2 Omicron infections
Canada’s health authorities have reported the first two cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the country. The announcement confirms that the new viral strain from South Africa, characterized by a high number of mutations, has already reached North America. The two cases were diagnosed in as many individuals who returned to Ontario from Nigeria. “We remind Canadians that vaccination, in addition to public health measures and individual protection, are working in reducing the spread of Covid-19 and its variants in our communities”, says a note from the Public Health Agency of the Canada.
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