Japan has confirmed a total of 217,312 coronavirus patients including 3,213 deaths, up 3,700 from the previous 24-hour period. Japan is barring entry of all nonresident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and potentially more contagious coronavirus variant that has spread across Britain. Japan is also suspending the exemption of a 14-day quarantine for Japanese nationals and resident foreigners in a short-track program that began in November. Japan is struggling with surging infections since November. It has confirmed a total of 217,312 patients including 3,213 deaths, up 3,700 from the previous 24-hour period.

Source: The Standard December 27, 2020 05:14 UTC