The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan PM Kishida orders COVID-19 classification downgrade in springTOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that he has instructed health ministry experts to promote discussions on a possible downgrade of the legal status of the novel coronavirus to the same level as seasonal influenza this spring.In Japan, COVID-19 is currently categorized as a Class 2 disease, the same status as tuberculosis and avian influenza, and is subject to extensive measures, including limitations on the movements o…READ FULL ARTICLE