Israel on Sunday became the first country to ban the entry of all foreigners as the world races to understand and contain the worrying new variant of Covid-19 that was identified in southern Africa. The government also promised to use controversial phone-tracking technology to track and find cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, followed suit Monday by reestablishing entry restrictions for foreign travelers in order to “avoid the worst-case scenario,” he said. The restrictions, relaxed earlier in the month, will return Tuesday, Kishida said during a press conference.
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