â Japan imposes new restrictions in Tokyo ahead of Olympics â A year after choir practice became COVID-19 superspreader event, family finds closure in how it helped understanding of virus â Communities of Catholic nuns absorbed devastating losses from the virus and are facing wrenching grief and questioning what it means âââ HEREâS WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING: LANSING, Mich. â Faced with the highest rate of new coronavirus infections in the United States, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is strongly urging a two-week suspension of in-person high school classes, all youth sports and indoor restaurant dining. Whitmer stopped short of ordering restrictions Friday, instead asking for voluntary compliance to slow the spread of COVID-19.