Japan expands entry ban to 73 countries and regions

Japan on Tuesday expanded its entry ban of foreign nationals and people who've been to 49 countries and regions in the last 14 days as it fights to prevent the coronavirus spread.

So far, Japan's restriction applies to 73 countries and regions in total, accounting over a third of all countries in the world.

Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi also urged Japanese citizens not to travel to those 73 countries and issued a "Level 3" travel warning against some 49 countries and regions across Europe, Middle East, Southeast Asia, South America and Africa.

Coronavirus infection cases in Japan have reached 2,007 with 59 deaths as of 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.