World News Hits on Saturday

SEENews reviews the most dominating headlines of the daily world news. They came as follows:

PM Abe calls for nightlife self-restraint across Japan: NHK

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday called for citizens across Japan to avoid evening spots like bars and restaurants, NHK reported, in a ratcheting of social distancing guidance to fight the spread of the coronavirus. (Reuters)

Coronavirus: Doctors' lives at risk over PPE shortages, says BMA

A doctors' union has said many of its members are still not getting the protective equipment they need to treat patients with coronavirus. The British Medical Association (BMA) said doctors were putting their lives at risk. (BBC)

Trump says this is 'biggest decision' he will make

President Trump pushes for re-opening the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying it's the "biggest decision" he will have to make. (CNN news)

Coronavirus: COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000 as Italy extends lockdown

The global death toll of the deadly coronavirus has now passed 100,000, as Europe's worst-hit nation Italy extended its lockdown for three more weeks until May 3. (Euronews)

Social distancing measures in UK might stay ‘indefinitely’ amid COVID-19 pandemic

The UK recorded its worst coronavirus death toll on Friday, with 980 people succumbing to COVID-19 – bringing the total death toll in the country to 8,958. (Sputnik)

Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker buys dinner for hospital night shift workers

He has yet to coach a game in East Lansing, but Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker is doing his part to acclimate himself to the Lansing area community. His latest move was to provide an assist to those working the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.(USA Today)

An attack plan emerges, but it’s not from the White House

States and top experts are pursuing a national strategy against coronavirus. The question is whether their effort can succeed without the federal government. (The Washington Post)

U.S. confirmed coronavirus cases top half a million

The pandemic’s global death toll topped 100,000, even as officials voiced cautious optimism that social-distancing measures were slowing the contagion’s spread. (The Wall Street Journal)