International Travel Alert! Japan Closes Borders For Foreign travellers Amid Omicron Scare

"It is a temporary measure until information about the Omicron variant becomes clear," said Japanese Prime Minister.

Published: November 29, 2021 1:09 PM IST

By Travel Staff | Edited by Nivedita R

Japan Closes Borders For Foreign Visitors Amid Omicron Scare
Japan Closes Borders For Foreign Visitors Amid Omicron Scare

International Travel News: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday that the government will ban the entry of all foreign nationals in principle from Tuesday amid concerns over the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Kishida told local media that the decision was made to avoid the worst-case scenario, adding that “It is a temporary measure until information about the Omicron variant becomes clear,” Xinhua news agency reported.

Japan has already suspended the exemption for people who have recently been to any of nine African countries including:

  • Botswana,
  • Eswatini,
  • Lesotho,
  • Malawi,
  • Mozambique,
  • Namibia,
  • South Africa,
  • Zambia and
  • Zimbabwe.

Revised Travel Guidelines for International Travellers Coming to India

Owing to the new deadly Covid variant, Omicron, India on Monday has issued revised travel guidelines for international travellers arriving in the country.

The revised guidelines require:

  • Passengers (irrespective of vaccination status) coming to India from “at-risk” countries to mandatorily undergo COVID-19 testing at the airport upon arrival.
  • The guidelines also mandated the uploading of negative RT-PCR test reports on the Air Suvidha portal before the journey.
  • The test should have been conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey.

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