Japan reported on Wednesday more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases, the highest level in over two months, as Osaka Prefecture confirmed a record 878 cases and Tokyo logged a two-month high of 555 in what experts fear is a sign of a fourth wave of infections in the country.The Osaka prefectural government declared a medical state of emergency due to the increased strain on its health care system. The second such action after December comes as the hospital bed occupancy rate in the western Japan prefecture for COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms topped 70 percent.In Tokyo, it marked the fir…READ FULL ARTICLE
