The Shizuoka prefectural government issued a virus emergency alert Tuesday, a day after three cases of infection with a new coronavirus variant were confirmed in the central Japan prefecture.Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu announced the alert at a press conference, saying while the prefectural government still lacked information on the spread of the new variant, "It is necessary to take more thorough infection prevention measures and further strengthen measures for medical care provision."The cases were the first confirmation in Japan of people infected with the new variant, the transmission …READ FULL ARTICLE
