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- A Japanese government panel of experts has given proposals on nationwide voluntary cancellations and postponements of events to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
- Italy’s death toll from the new coronavirus has exceeded that of China and is now the largest in the world.
- Friday marks 25 years since the deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the Aum Shirikyo cult.
- A Japanese government panel of experts will present its latest views on the country’s measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
- The International Olympic Committee has called for athletes’ solidarity as it prepares for the Tokyo Games amid the coronavirus pandemic.
- The head of the World Health Organization has stressed that isolation, tests and tracing infection routes are key to containing the spread of the new coronavirus.
- The International Olympic Committee has affirmed that preparations will continue to hold the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled.
- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have agreed that their nations will cooperate with the other Group of Seven members in responding to the coronavirus outbreak.
- The European Union leaders have agreed to impose travel restrictions on most foreign people entering the bloc for 30 days to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
- Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a united front against the coronavirus pandemic during a video conference with leaders of the Group of Seven.
- Tokyo’s benchmark stock index fluctuated on Tuesday morning, reflecting mixed views on the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
- U.S. President Donald Trump says the effects of infections of the coronavirus may continue until August.