May 7, Thursday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline

  1. Shopping malls and outdoor markets have reopened in Israel, where the government has declared the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak over.
  2. Data compiled by a U.S. university shows the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has topped 3.7 million worldwide.
  3. Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo said on Wednesday night that his government is trying to craft a so-called “exit strategy” from the coronavirus crisis.