 Now Japan says it will bar entry to foreigners to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, joining Israel in the street tests, border measures, yet since the variants discovery. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that Japan will first of all bend the entry of foreigners into the country from midnight on November the 30th. He added that Japanese returnes from a number of specified nations would have to quarantine in designated facilities. The move marked a rapid escalation of restrictions since Friday when Japan said it would tighten border controls on people arriving from six African nations. It comes just a few weeks after Kishida's administration eased quarantine measures to foreign business travelers to help boost the economy. Thanks for watching, and don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more updates.