(South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks to a president of Daegu Medical Center, You Wan-sik, right, at the Daegu Medical Center on Feb. 25, 2020 in Daegu, South Korea.)
[South Korean Presidential Blue House handout/Getty/Kyodo]

TOKYO - Japan plans to ban entry by foreign nationals who have visited the South Korean city of Daegu and neighboring county of Cheongdo in North Gyeongsang Province, the center of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, government sources said Wednesday.