May 26, Tuesday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline read by Ms. Yamamoto Miki

  1. Japan is slowly opening up for business again. Tuesday marks the first day since the lifting of the state of emergency, put in place in April for the coronavirus.
  2. The World Health Organization has suspended trials of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible coronavirus treatment due to safety concerns.
  3. Hotels in Berlin are reopening in response to the easing of coronavirus restrictions in the German capital. On Monday, the city’s hotels were allowed to welcome tourists again ahead of the summer holiday season.