July 3, Friday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline

  1. For the first time in two months, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government says the number of new cases of the coronavirus in a single day has broken the 100-mark. Thursday’s figure of 107 confirmed cases led the authorities to rate the current condition as “infections appear to be spreading.”
  2. The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way teachers in Japan are conducting classes. More and more instructors are holding their classes online…and many are using videos for the first time.
  3. With no end in sight for the coronavirus pandemic, countries around the world are dealing with another crisis—mental health crisis.