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Indonesia's new Mandalika circuit on the island of Lombok has been pencilled in for a March 2022 MotoGP debut after being listed as a reserve venue this year, series organisers said on Friday (Apr 9). Promoters Dorna said in a statement after a circuit inspection that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all parties involved had agreed to wait until the first part of the 2022 season. "If MotoGP is able to hold events in Southeast Asia towards the end of 2021, efforts will be made to undertake a possible test...at Mandalika International Street Circuit during that time period," it added. Indonesia's state-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir said he fully supported the March date. "This is in line with the Indonesian government’s accelerated national vaccination programme. We want to guarantee the safety of both domestic and international visitors," he added. ... » Learn More about Indonesia pencilled in for March 2022 MotoGP debut

March to March, 13 months, and another Good Friday. This Good Friday, however, is like a summary of the whole month, like some unlucky Friday the 13 th rather than a highlight of a major religious remembrance. March 2020 to March 2021, first base and back to first base, but not yet a full circle because we do not see the ending yet. A pandemic came upon us, is still upon us. No one spared, everyone disrupted. Thirteen months of abundant lessons characterized the March-to-March period, yet it is as though we learned nothing. Why else are where we began, but worse? It took months from March 2020 to reach a peak in Covid infections last year. This March, we began by breaking records and no one has a clear idea when this will end without strict lockdowns. Even with lockdowns, no one is clear how long that should be in order to dramatically put us at safer infection levels. We are now down to vaccines as our only hope, or so we are told. Other than vaccines, our health authorities ... » Learn More about What a Good Friday

A policeman (L) stands guard at the entrance to a neighborhood under strict quarantine measures in Pasay City, suburban Manila, on March 16, 2021, as the number of new daily cases of COVID-19 coronavirus has surged to the highest level in seven months. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) MANILA, Philippines — The government will announce this Saturday new quarantine classifications for Metro Manila and its four adjacent provinces, the Department of Health (DOH) said. In a televised briefing, DOH spokesperson Usec. Ma. Rosario Vergeire said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases was already meeting to decide on the new quarantine status. “Sa ngayon po, naguusap pa po ang IATF regarding this matter. We’ll give information after the meeting,” Vergeire said. The new quarantine status comes as the Philippines reported 401 deaths due to COVID-19— the highest single-day tally since the start of the pandemic. The enhanced community quarantine ... » Learn More about To extend ECQ or not? New quarantine classifications for NCR Plus out this Saturday

The Japanese government has decided to release treated radioactive water accumulated at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea despite opposition from fishermen, a source familiar with the matter said Friday. It will hold a meeting of related ministers as early as Tuesday to formally decide on the plan, a major development following over seven years of discussions on how to discharge the water used to cool down melted fuel at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. The release into the sea of the treated water containing radioactive tritium, which is said to pose little risk to human health, is likely to provoke concern among consumers and neighboring countries such as China and South Korea. The government had initially hoped to make a decision on the discharge of the treated water in October last year but later decided it would need more time for discussions amid staunch concern about reputational damage to marine products. But Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday his ... » Learn More about Japan decides to release Fukushima plant water into sea