The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 944 cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, marking the second-highest daily tally on record and prompting Gov. Yuriko Koike to warn that the capital is facing "a third wave" of infections of an "unprecedented magnitude."Tokyo had just logged a record 949 infections on Saturday, and saw the seven-day rolling average of new cases top 800 for the first time at 815.7."We are in a very severe and crucial phase," Koike said at a news conference. "It is no surprise that an explosion of infections could occur at any time."With the latest figure, the …READ FULL ARTICLE
