Japan to ban U.S., China, Europe travellers as coronavirus spread stokes Tokyo lockdown fears

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At present, Japan only bans entry of citizens from some parts of South Korea, China as well as numerous European nations.

TOKYO - Japan will step up its efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus by banning the entry of foreign citizens travelling from the United States, China, South Korea and most of Europe, the Asahi newspaper reported on Monday.

"We're in a critical stage" on state of emergency deliberations, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference on Monday. "I think the possibility of a lockdown of the Tokyo metropolitan area is rising," said Hideo Kumano, chief economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute.

 

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