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Germany extends lockdown to end-January, adds stricter measures – Merkel – UPDATE

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is extending its nationwide lockdown until the end of the month and introducing tougher new restrictions in an effort to curb surging coronavirus infections, Chancellor Angela…

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Sturgeon orders Scots to stay at home as new variant advances

Scotland on Monday imposed the most stringent COVID-19 lockdown since last March and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would shortly impose tougher curbs in England to contain a…

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Lithuania orders tougher lockdown, to last until January 3

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania told citizens to stay at home for three weeks from Wednesday as it seeks to rein in a raging coronavirus spread that has seen the country…

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Case of revenge porn spike in Italy

Italian authorities are currently investigating more than 1,000 alleged cases of revenge porn, which refers to the illegal distribution of sexually explicit imagery or videos. The data was provided by…

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France to start easing lockdown in three stages

France will start easing coronavirus lockdown rules in coming weeks, carrying out the process in three stages so as to avoid a new flareup in the pandemic, the government said…

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England not going back to normal after lockdown, official says

It is too soon to say what restrictions England will face once its COVID lockdown ends next month but it will not be going back to normal, health officials said…

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Austria orders three-week lockdown to rein in surging coronavirus cases

Austria on Saturday ordered a three-week lockdown in a last-ditch effort to bring surging coronavirus cases under control and relieve the stress on the health service in time for retailers…

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“Lockdown” declared 2020 word of the year by Collins dictionary

"Lockdown" has been declared the word of the year for 2020 by Collins Dictionary, after a sharp rise in its usage during the pandemic. It "encapsulates the shared experience of…

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France extends lockdown for two more weeks

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said there would be no easing for at least two weeks of the country's second COVID-19 lockdown, with the number of people in hospital with…

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Britain to go into lockdown until December 2

Update : British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new monthlong lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals…

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Reduce movement, limit socialisation to avoid lockdown – Spain’s PM

Measures to reduce mobility and limit socialising are needed to curb the spread of coronavirus in Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday, adding that he wanted to avoid…

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Britain’s Labour leader call for circuit breaker lockdown

Britain's opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer called on Tuesday for a two to three week "circuit breaker" lockdown, piling pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson who is struggling to sell…

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Johnson unveils tiered lockdown system for the UK

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday imposed a tiered system of further restrictions on parts of England including shutting pubs as the COVID-19 outbreak accelerates, though anger is rising…

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Liverpool to face strictest imminent lockdown restrictions

The city of Liverpool may go into the strictest "third tier" of new anti-coronavirus restrictions to be announced imminently by the British government, Sky News said on Sunday, adding that…

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Boris Johnson to address country on Monday

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a statement to MPs on Monday, amid expectations that a three-tier local lockdown system will be introduced across England. Developing Story

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UK workers in businesses forced to shutdown to get two-thirds of salaries paid by government

Workers at businesses forced to shut due to stricter lockdown measures will have two-thirds of their salaries paid by the government. Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the expansion of the Job…

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Ireland’s Emergency Health Team recommends full lockdown

Ireland's National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) recommended to the government on Sunday that the country be moved to the highest level of COVID-19 restrictions and return to a full…

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Britain likely to reintroduce national lockdown – senior advisor

Britain is likely to need to reintroduce some national coronavirus lockdown measures sooner rather than later, a former senior government health advisor said on Saturday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said…

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Second UK Lockdown? – COVID hospital admissions doubling every 8 days

Britain's health minister said on Friday that the novel coronavirus was accelerating across the country with hospital admissions doubling every eight days but refused to say whether or not another…

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Israel to impose three-week nationwide lockdown – reports

Israel’s government has approved the imposition of a three-week nationwide lockdown, starting on Friday, to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Israel’s Ynet news website and Channel 12 television reported…

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California back in lockdown

California's governor on Monday clamped new restrictions on businesses as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations soared, and the state's two largest school districts, in Los Angeles and San Diego, said children…

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Boris Johnson announces that gyms in UK will open in couple of weeks

Boris Johnson has said gyms will be able to reopen in a “couple of weeks”. Speaking on LBC on Friday, the prime minister also vowed to try to get theatres…

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UK lockdown a week earlier could have halved COVID-19 death toll, scientist says

Introducing lockdown measures a week earlier could have halved the UK’s coronavirus death toll, a former government adviser has said. The Independent (UK) Professor Neil Ferguson, whose modelling helped shape the…

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England lifting lockdown measures early experts warn

England risks losing control of the coronavirus pandemic again because it is starting to lift its lockdown without a fully operational track and trace programme in place, three senior scientific…

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Return to prayer

The priest Gil Florini celebrates mass at the Saint-Pierre d'Arene church in Nice, France, 24 May 2020. Churches have reopened their doors to the public after the French government announced…

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Enjoying the sun and love

People enjoy the sun on Margaret Island in Budapest, Hungary, 09 May 2020 (issued 10 May 2020). The local authority made a recommendation that residents of Budapest should go to…

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Stay Alert – British PM expected to unveil roadmap to instil confidence and ease restrictions

The British Prime Minister is expected to deliver an address to the nation at 7pm today in which he intends to unveil a "roadmap" setting out how to "unlock the various…

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Malta: Extended family should not meet despite relaxed lockdown measures – Public Health Superintendent

Public Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci insisted that despite the easing of restrictive measures by government, people should continue to respect social distancing measures. Source: Malta Today Updated 16:40pm

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Sprawling green spaces and fantastical skyscrapers feature in children’s ‘own’ designed cities of the future

From "fantastical skyscrapers" to sprawling green spaces, children are creating their own cities while under lockdown, using designs from a renowned British architecture studio. Foster + Partners' project, which includes…

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‘Freedom’ for Spanish children after 6 weeks of lockdown

From Sunday, children in Spain under 14 will be able to go out for walks between 9am and 9pm, within a one-kilometer radius of their homes and in the company…

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Italy to extend lockdown until May 3

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that his government was extending the stringent lockdown measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus until May 3. He said that relaxing the…

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Half the world’s population under imposed lockdown

More than 3.9 billion people, or half of the world's population, have now been asked or ordered to stay at home by their governments to prevent the spread of the…

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Spain’s government ordered all non-essential workers to stay home for two weeks

The Spanish government has tightened up its national lockdown, ordering all non-essential workers to stay at home for the next two weeks in a bid to halt the spread of…

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Boris Johnson announces complete lockdown of the UK

Boris Johnson announced total lockdown measures to tackle coronavirus: stay at home or face a fine. Sky News reports that in a "dramatic and historic" TV address to the nation, Johnson said all…

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Life during lockdown, the French way

The French population has officially started living in lockdown conditions as of noon today. The government has instructed everyone to limit their movements as much as possible because of the…

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Denmark shuts its borders for a month

Denmark announced on Friday it would shut its borders to most foreign visitors for a month from Saturday, in a move unprecedented in peacetime as part of efforts to halt…

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All of Italy to be placed under lockdown conditions – Giuseppe Conte

All of Italy will be placed under the lockdown conditions thus far imposed upon the so-called “red zone” in the north of the country, the Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte…

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