AUTHORITIES in Abu Dhabi are really cracking down on social distancing, announcing pay cuts for anyone in the emirates' public service who dares to shake hands.
The Human Resources Authority of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi issued a new circular last week detailing various disciplinary penalties which aim to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Any employee who shakes hands with others in his or her workplace will receive an official warning the first time, lose a day's salary if they do it again, and then three days' pay the third time.
Anyone who comes to work with coronavirus symptoms will be docked five days' pay, increasing by an additional five days for each subsequent violation of the strict new rules.
Japanese radical groups are clearly very careful about their health and safety, as evidenced by the interruption of a police raid in Tokyo so that alleged offenders could check the temperature of police officers.
A video of the incident has gone viral, showing a SWAT team trying to saw through the door of the headquarters of leftist group Chukakuha.
At the same time two men exit the building via a side door wearing masks and then hold guns to the heads of the officers - but they are temperature guns, not actual weapons.
Over 100 police were involved - to watch the video CLICK HERE.
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