Seven countries impose entry restrictions from hard-hit Japan in bid to curb COVID-19

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TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday (Feb 25) that seven countries have imposed entry restrictions on Japanese nationals and people traveling from Japan in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

The countries imposing travel restrictions include Israel, Samoa, Micronesia, Kiribati, Comoros, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands, Motegi told a press briefing on the matter.

"It is extremely important to slow down the pace of increase in the number of infected people if we are to contain an epidemic in the country," the basic policy stated. A government panel comprising medical experts said that the coming few weeks would be"critical" in assessing the extent the epidemic has and could spread in Japan. They added that if a further spread of infections could be curbed or slowed down, then medical experts would have more time to better prepare to treat infected patients.

They will be asked to first recuperate at home, rather than flooding emergency health facilities in the event their symptoms are mild.

 

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