Japan to tighten borders for arrivals from 4 U.S. states, India, Peru

Japan said Wednesday it will tighten border controls on travelers from the four U.S. states of Tennessee, Florida, Michigan and Minnesota, as well as India and Peru in response to the spread of new variants of the coronavirus detected there.The new measure, to be effective from Saturday, requires people traveling from those areas to quarantine in a designated facility and take a COVID-19 test on the third day after their arrival.If testing negative, they will be asked to leave the facility without using public transportation and self-quarantine at home or other locations for 14 days.They al…READ FULL ARTICLE