Japan finds fourth case of Omicron variant - TV Asahi

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Men wearing protective face masks walk on a pedestrian crossing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Men wearing protective face masks walk on a pedestrian crossing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has reported its fourth case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, TV Asahi said on Wednesday.

The fresh case was a man in his 50s who had stayed in Nigeria, the network reported.

The Japanese government has enforced tighter border controls against the Omicron variant.

(Reporting by Ju-min Park, Sakura Murakami; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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