Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 20,000 for 3rd day in row

Japan's confirmed daily coronavirus cases on Sunday topped 20,000 for the third consecutive day, as the country continues to battle with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.The tally comes a day after new infections nationwide almost reached the record high number of 25,992 registered on Aug. 20 last year, when the country was reeling from the worst of the fifth wave of infections.Cases have surged about 50-fold in the last two weeks, with some prefectures across Japan continuing to report record numbers of infections.On Sunday, Osaka logged a record 3,760 new cases while Hiroshima upda…READ FULL ARTICLE