No screaming on the rollercoaster, socially distant spooks in the haunted house and please refrain from high-fiving your favorite superhero: welcome to Japanese amusement parks in the coronavirus era.

To date, there are a cumulative total of 7,619 confirmed cases and 6,083 recoveries (including 42 discharged today) at 79.84% recovery rate.

Hong Kong police placed a dragnet around the financial hub's legislature on Wednesday and fired pepper-ball rounds in the commercial district as they tried to stamp out protests against a bill banning insults to China's national anthem.