Japan to tighten border control for visitors from Vietnam, Malaysia


TOKYO (Bernama): Japan plans to tighten its border control over travellers from Vietnam and Malaysia to prevent the spread of more contagious variants of Covid-19, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

Therefore, those from the two South-East Asian countries have to stay in government-designated facilities for six days after arrival, government sources said Monday.

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