The ban will take effect from Dec. 28 and will run through January, the government said in an emailed statement. Japan on Friday reported its first cases of a fast-spreading variant in passengers arriving from Britain. The new strain adds to worries about a surge in cases as Tokyo reported another record rise on Saturday. Infections of the virus that causes COVID-19 hit a record 949 in the capital just as Japan heads into New Year holidays that normally see people stream from the capital into the provinces. Serious cases were unchanged from a day earlier at 81.

Source: bd News24 December 26, 2020 14:37 UTC