Japan will expand travel ban after lifting national emergency

May 25, 2020 21:33

Japan is set to expand its travel ban list to 111 countries effective Wednesday, now including the United States, India, and South Africa, the government ministries said.

The ban list, which will add 11 more countries this week, forbids foreign nationals who stayed in those countries from entering Japan, to protect against the spread of coronavirus.

Japanese citizens are still allowed to enter the country, although they will need to go through medical tests and self-quarantine for 14 days.

The travel ban expansion comes after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted the countrys nationwide state of emergency earlier today. It lasted almost a month.

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