June 29, Monday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline

  1. The Japanese government’s new panel of experts plans to meet for the first time on Wednesday to assess the effectiveness of the government’s coronavirus measures. Kyoto University Professor Yamanaka Shinya is a member of the government’s new panel of experts.
  2. The number of coronavirus cases around the world has topped a grim milestone of 10 million. Cases are surging in southern and western U.S. states.
  3. Italy has held a memorial service for victims of the coronavirus in Bergamo, one of the hardest-hit northern provinces.