HONG KONG — Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam mentioned on Friday that she has full confidence within the professionalism of the mainland medical employees coming to help in Hong Kong’s combat in opposition to COVID-19.
At the day by day press convention on anti-epidemic efforts held on Friday morning, Lam mentioned that the Hong Kong society ought to be grateful to the mainland medical employees who laid apart their jobs, left their households, traveled an extended strategy to come and serve the Hong Kong individuals. (Hong Kong-COVID-19-Mainland Assistance)
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TOKYO — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Friday struck off Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, based on the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The temblor occurred at round 11:25 p.m. native time, with the epicenter, with a depth of 20 km, being at 40.0 levels north latitude and 142.1 levels east longitude.
The quake logged 5 higher in some elements of Iwate prefecture on the Japanese seismic depth scale which peaks at seven. So far no tsunami warning has been issued. (Japan-Earthquake)
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KABUL — Two civilians had been killed and three others wounded as an explosive system went off in Afghanistan’s jap Paktia province on Friday, the state-run news company Bakhtar reported.
A mortar shell left over from the previous wars exploded in Sarokhil space of Gardi Siri district, killing two individuals on the spot and injuring three others, the news company mentioned.
All the victims are civilians, Bakhtar added with out offering extra particulars. (Afghanistan-Blast)
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BANGKOK — Despite record-high day by day COVID-19 circumstances, Thailand on Friday introduced additional easing of social distancing guidelines nationwide, permitting extra companies to renew operations.
The authorities can also be contemplating to cancel the requirement of pre-departure COVID-19 exams for inbound vacationers from April 1, as a part of relaxed border management measures to spice up tourism, Natapanu Nopakun, an official on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informed a day by day news briefing of the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). (Thailand-COVID-19)