Tokyo region sees signs of 5th COVID wave, cases at 6-month highs

The Tokyo metropolitan region saw signs of a fifth coronavirus wave on Saturday, with daily cases in the capital and a neighboring prefecture hitting nearly six-month highs, less than a week before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics.In Tokyo, 1,410 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, marking the highest single-day spike since Jan. 21 and topping 1,000 for the fourth straight day.In neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture, new cases reached 539, surpassing 500 for the first time since Jan. 24.New infections in Tokyo, which is currently under a fourth COVID-19 state of emergency amid a resurgence of in…READ FULL ARTICLE