The number of coronavirus patients recuperating at home in Japan reached 30,208 this week, the health ministry said Saturday, as the country's medical system has been increasingly strained in a third wave of infections.The figure as of Wednesday was 1.7 times that of the previous week, said the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. It compares with 14,806 patients hospitalized and 7,781 staying at hotels and other isolation facilities.On Saturday, meanwhile, more than 7,000 new coronavirus cases were confirmed across the country for the second straight day, a Kyodo News tally based on offi…READ FULL ARTICLE
