Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: Before the end of February, new entry of foreigners will be prohibited in principle.

Tokyo, Japan, the new crown epidemic is severe (data map)

According to Kyodo News, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on the 11th that in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus “Omicron” variant strain, until the end of February, Japan will still generally maintain the current entry rules, that is, in principle, foreigners are prohibited from entering new countries. entry.

The Japanese government believes that in view of the current surge in confirmed cases of new crowns in Japan, the current high-intensity epidemic prevention policy must be maintained. Kishida has already expressed his intention to continue to prohibit the entry of new foreigners at a press conference in December 2021. Recently, the more contagious Omicron strain is rapidly replacing the original new coronavirus and has become the source of infection in Japan. Japanese experts predict that the number of confirmed cases of the new crown will continue to surge in the coming period.

According to previous news from Japanese media, due to concerns about the rapid spread of the “Omicron” mutant strain, Japan will suspend all foreigners entering Japan from 0:00 on November 30, 2021.

Editor: Qin Qin