Japan confirmed a record 2,973 daily coronavirus infections on Thursday, further raising concern over the strain on the medical system as the country continued to grapple with a spike in infections.As the nationwide tally hit a record for the second day in a row, a panel of medical experts advising the health ministry on coronavirus response said cases have started to increase in areas that had been free of clusters, including Hiroshima, Kochi and Fukuoka prefectures.The experts called on the public to "cooperate in having a quiet holiday without causing infections to expand through year-en…READ FULL ARTICLE