More than 600 new coronavirus infections were reported across Japan on Thursday, the highest in three months, as Tokyo alone marked a single-day record of 286 cases, adding to evidence the country is facing a resurgence of the virus after lifting a state of emergency in May.A total of 622 cases brought the nationwide tally to around 23,600, excluding some 700 from the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama in February. Tokyo's total rose to 8,640.Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said the sharp rise in confirmed cases in the capital comes as more tests have been conducted,…READ FULL ARTICLE
