New COVID-19 cases top 45,000 in Japan, nearly double from last week

Newly confirmed COVID-19 cases nearly doubled from a week earlier to over 45,000 in Japan on Wednesday, exceeding the 40,000 mark for the first time since May 18 as the nation's coronavirus infections continue to rebound.Fears over the onset of a seventh wave spread, likely fueled by a new Omicron subvariant, as higher case counts were reported in all of the 47 prefectures, with cases more than doubling in Tokyo, and Osaka and Kanagawa prefectures compared with the week before.In Tokyo, 8,341 new cases were recorded, compared with 3,803 on the same day last week, according to the metropolit…READ FULL ARTICLE