Japan confirmed its second case of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus Wednesday, the government said as it announced tougher travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the potentially highly contagious strain.The transport ministry said it had asked airlines to stop accepting reservations for inbound international flights, while Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Japan will deny entry to all foreigners from 10 African countries feared to have outbreaks of the variant.A man in his 20s who arrived at Narita airport near Tokyo on Saturday after recently staying in Peru w…READ FULL ARTICLE
