Japan (one of the countries where you can fly from Russia) has banned the entry of foreigners

The Japanese government has announced that it will ban the entry of foreigners from any country due to the fact that a new - "British" - strain of coronavirus has been discovered in the country, which is 70% more contagious than other variants of the virus.

Entry will be closed from December 28, 2020 until the end of January 2021, according to the Nikkei. Japanese citizens and foreigners with a residence permit will be allowed to return to the country.

As of December 26, seven cases of infection with a new strain of coronavirus were detected in Japan, including one person who became infected inside the country, writes Kyodo.

On December 26, 3877 cases of coronavirus were registered in Japan, which was the highest value since the beginning of the pandemic. Record figures are recorded in the country for the fourth day in a row. In total, more than 219,000 people have been diagnosed with the virus in Japan.

Japan was one of the countries with which Russia resumed flights, interrupted at the end of March. Aircraft from Russia began to operate flights to Japan on November 1.

• in the UK In September, a new, more contagious strain of coronavirus was discovered . By mid-December, two-thirds of infections in London were associated with this variant of the virus.
• anti-covid restrictions due to a new strain Since December 20, the UK authorities have increased . At the same time, many countries, including Russia, suspended flights to the UK.