Coronavirus outbreak: Japan to quarantine passengers from China, South Korea

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on March 5 reportedly said that nation will quarantine all passengers from China and South Korea in a bid to contain outbreak of vel coronavirus. According to an international media outlet, measure will take effect on March 9 and last through March 31. While speaking to a Japanese media outlet, Abe said that visas that have alrey been issued to people from two countries will be furr suspended. 

Shinzo Abe said, “We will strengn immigration quarantines on people from two countries. We will ask m to stay in designated areas for two weeks and t to use public transport”.

As per reports, Japanese government is also considering an entry ban on visitors from parts of South Korea and Iran. China, epicentre of coronavirus, has by far largest number of infections and South Korea and Iran, on or hand, has also seen a surge in recent days. number of confirmed cases in Japan has reportedly reached 331 with six deaths. 

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Death toll worldwide surpasses 3,000

Governments worldwide have stepped up efforts to halt spre of virus. Several countries including Philippines and Hong Kong have also scrambled to seal ir borders with South Korea as a containment measure to restrict South Korean travellers. Philippines imposed restrictions on travellers from South Korea and barred Filipis from touring to East Asian nations amid outbreak, confirmed media reports. 

First detected in city of Wuhan, in Hubei Province of China, virus outbreak has w spre across more than 70 countries since December 2019. As per reports, total number of confirmed cases within China has reportedly hit nearly 80,000 and more than 96,000 worldwide. According to reports, death toll in China has also surpassed 3,000 and National Health Commission also confirmed more than 160 new cases. death toll due to dely virus across world also mounted to 3,304.  

(With PTI inputs)

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