Japan confirms 8 more cases of Omicron variant infection

Japan has confirmed eight more cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the government said Friday, bringing the total number of infections from the new strain in the country to 12.The government will handle the eight, who have a travel history to the United States, Mozambique, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as having close contact with a total of about 470 people on five flights that arrived in Japan with them from Nov. 28 to Tuesday, according to the health ministry.The eight, aged between below 10 to in their 60s, landed at either Tokyo's Haneda airport, Narita…READ FULL ARTICLE