Here are the latest updates from Japan and beyond on the coronavirus outbreak:
As of 9 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29
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The Indonesian government said Monday it will close its borders to all international visitors for two weeks starting New Year's Day, as the country tries to keep out a potentially more transmissible variant of the coronavirus.
- Former transport minister Yuichiro Hata was confirmed to have died from the new coronavirus, his political party said Monday, making him the first sitting member of Japan's parliament to fall victim to COVID-19.
As of 11 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28
- Shrines across Japan would usually expect to welcome millions of people to celebrate New Year, but the novel coronavirus pandemic has dampened the celebratory mood this time as the country faces a third wave of infections.
- Japan on Monday suspended new entries into the country by nonresident foreign nationals arriving from most of the world through the end of January as it seeks to prevent the spread of the new, potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant.
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