Japan is to prohibit entry to foreign travellers from a further 14 countries including Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
- Announced yesterday by PM Abe. The strengthening of border controls is to help the country contain the spread of the coronavirus.
- Ban to be effective from Wednesday
- anyone who has been to the countries within two weeks of their arrival in Japan will be turned away at the border
- Japan will extend its suspension of visas issued to foreign travellers to the end of May
- brings the total number of countries and regions covered by the entry ban to 87 (China, South Korea, the United States and all of Europe are all in earlier bans)
