The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan to boost hospital capacity to treat more COVID patientsTOKYO - Japan's government said Friday it will boost the country's medical system to allow 20 percent more COVID-19 patients to be admitted to hospitals compared with this summer's fifth wave of infections when many people were forced to recuperate at home.In an outline of countermeasures presented at a panel meeting, the government of new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said it will seek to increase the utilization rate of hospital beds secured for C…READ FULL ARTICLE