Japan will extend COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures until March 6 in 17 other prefectures including Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka to curb coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday.But the measures will be lifted Sunday in five other prefectures -- Yamagata, Shimane, Yamaguchi, Oita and Okinawa -- he said, as the strain on hospitals has eased with daily infections showing signs of stabilizing.The announcement comes as the country reported 95,208 new infections and the daily death toll hit a record high of 271 amid the latest wave of infections driven by the highly transmi…READ FULL ARTICLE
