Japan's daily coronavirus infections top 6,000 for 3rd day

Japan's confirmed daily coronavirus infections topped 6,000 for the third straight day on Sunday, while the number of patients with severe symptoms rose to a record 1,144, amid the spread of more contagious variants.The previous record for severely ill patients was 1,131 reported on Friday, when the government decided to extend the current state of emergency covering Tokyo and the greater Osaka area to May 31 and expand it to Aichi and Fukuoka prefectures.The country is now facing a fourth wave of infections, with daily coronavirus cases topping 7,000 on Saturday for the first time since mi…READ FULL ARTICLE