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MNI BRIEF: Japan's First Omicron Case An Arrival From Namibia

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Japan has discovered its first Omicron case, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday, citing a government source.

A Namibian man in his 30s has been found to be infected with the heavily mutated variant after he tested positive for the coronavirus at Narita Airport, upon his arrival on Sunday, the source said. The government has decided to suspend entry into the country by foreign nationals starting Tuesday, citing the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

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