Japan confirms new coronavirus variant in arrivals from Brazil

Four people who arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport from Brazil have been found to be infected with a new variant of the novel coronavirus, officials said Sunday, amid a resurgence of infections in Japan.The confirmation came as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the same day that the government will take "a few days" before judging whether to expand a state of emergency declared over the coronavirus pandemic to Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures.The National Institute of Infectious Diseases said there was no evidence at present that the new variant was more transmissible or likelier to cause…READ FULL ARTICLE