{"id":10662,"date":"2021-05-12T14:24:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T14:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=10662"},"modified":"2021-05-12T14:24:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T14:24:47","slug":"japan-bans-flight-from-152-countries-including-pakistan-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/05\/12\/japan-bans-flight-from-152-countries-including-pakistan-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan bans flight from 152 countries including Pakistan, India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-area\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/349966-japan-bans-flight-from-152-countries-including-pakistan-india\">\n<p><strong>TOKYO:<\/strong> Japan announced on Wednesday to ban flights from 152 countries, including Pakistan and India, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan said.<\/p>\n<p>The ban will come into place from tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said the decision had been taken in light of the rapid spread of COVID-19 after several variants of the virus had emerged.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10665\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Japan-bans-flight-from-152-countries-including-Pakistan-India-rapidnews-dailyrapidnews.jpg\" alt=\"Japan-bans-flight-from-152-countries-including-Pakistan-India-rapidnews\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Japan-bans-flight-from-152-countries-including-Pakistan-India-rapidnews-dailyrapidnews.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Japan-bans-flight-from-152-countries-including-Pakistan-India-rapidnews-dailyrapidnews-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Permanent residents and people holding work visas will also not be allowed to enter the country; only Japanese nationals have been granted permission, the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes after Kuwait had banned flights and barred entry to travellers from four countries \u2014 Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka \u2014 until further notice, as the emirate tried to contain the spread of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The decision by the Gulf state&#8217;s cabinet did not include cargo flights.<\/p>\n<p>To enter Kuwait from the four countries, people must have been in another country for at least 14 days beforehand, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Kuwait last week it would ban citizens who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 from travelling abroad from May 22.<\/p>\n<p>United Arab Emirates has barred entry to non-UAE resident travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka starting today.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE last month banned entry to travellers from India to guard against the spread of the highly contagious Indian variant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Flights between the four countries will continue to allow the transport of passengers from the UAE to Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka,&#8221; the Gulf state&#8217;s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) said.<\/p>\n<p>The ban includes transit flights coming from those countries. 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