Japan's daily COVID cases top 50,000, new record for 5th straight day

Japan's confirmed daily coronavirus cases on Saturday topped 50,000, setting a new record for the fifth day in a row, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant continues to spread across the country quickly with more areas likely to be put under a quasi-state of emergency.A majority of Japan's 47 prefectures hit a record high on Saturday, with Tokyo confirming 11,227 daily cases and surpassing its previous record of 9,699 logged Friday. Osaka Prefecture in western Japan trailed behind Tokyo with a fresh high of 7,375 cases.Since the country confirmed its first case of Omicron on Nov. 30, …READ FULL ARTICLE