The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan decides to ease medical rules on COVID-19 on May 8: PM KishidaTOKYO - Japan formally decided Friday to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus on May 8 to the same category as common infectious diseases, such as seasonal influenza, to ease COVID-19 prevention rules, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said.Based on the downgrading to Class 5, the government would be able to relax existing intensive COVID-19 measures, including limiting the movements of infected people and their close contacts.----…READ FULL ARTICLE