December 2, Wednesday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline

1, Japan’s government will urge seniors and people under underlying health issues not to use its domestic tourism campaign to travel to and from Tokyo. Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko agreed on Tuesday that they will ask people aged 65 and older and those with existing health conditions to refrain from making such trips.

  1. Japanese researchers have found that people with COVID-19 have antibodies for at least six months after becoming infected.
  2. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen has vowed to work hard to rebuild the economy, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.