THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 30, 2021 at 18:14 JST
Arriving passengers head to the quarantine section at Narita Airport on Nov. 30. Japan now bars foreign travelers who departed from their countries on Nov. 30. (Tatsuya Shimada)
A passenger flying from Namibia who tested positive for COVID-19 was confirmed infected with the Omicron variant on Nov. 30, becoming the nation’s first such case, the Japanese government announced. [Read More]
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