TOKYO, Jan 11 -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday an entry ban on non-resident foreigners to the country will be further extended until the end of February.
"The framework of the current border controls will be maintained until the end of February," Xinhua quoted Kishida as telling reporters Tuesday morning.
The entry ban on non-resident foreigners to the country in its current form has been in place since Nov 30, following Japan's first case of the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19.
The current border control measures, which prohibit entry to Japan by non-resident foreigners and require returning Japanese nationals and foreign residents to quarantine in government-designated facilities, have been initially put in place for about a month.
Kishida had suggested on a TV programme recently that a formal decision whether to continue with the strict entry ban in its current form would be decided after the weekend ends Monday.
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