Lockdown
Merkel says lockdowns, curfews vital to break Germany’s third wave
BERLIN, April 16 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged lawmakers on Friday to approve new powers that would allow her to…
Italy starts spending Easter in lockdown
Italy is spending Easter in lockdown as the whole nation became a COVID-19 'red zone' from Saturday to Easter Monday in order…
Macron’s ‘Waterloo’? French president comes under attack for lockdown U-turn
French President Emmanuel Macron's order for a third COVID-19 lockdown, having insisted for weeks on keeping the country open against the advice…
Brisbane goes into a three-day COVID-19 lockdown after 7 new cases
Australian authorities announced a snap three-day COVID-19 lockdown in the northern city of Brisbane from Monday afternoon, as they attempt to stamp…
Germany set to extend COVID-19 lockdown, draft proposal says
Germany is set to extend a lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic into its fifth month, according to a draft proposal, after…
Poland announces nationwide restrictions amid record coronavirus cases surge
WARSAW, March 17 (Reuters) - Poland announced on Wednesday it was introducing nationwide restrictions as the daily tally of new coronavirus cases…
Paris region ICUs “at near saturation” as severe COVID-19 cases hit 3-month high
France is not planning to put the Paris region into lockdown even though the number of people with COVID-19 in intensive care…
Britain brings in new paperwork for lockdown travellers
LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it would require people travelling abroad from March 8 to carry a new…
New Zealand’s Auckland starts second COVID-19 lockdown this month
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Exactly a year after New Zealand recorded its first coronavirus case, the biggest city of Auckland woke on Sunday…
Palestinians shut West Bank schools to contain coronavirus variants
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Schools in the occupied West Bank will shut down for 12 days in an effort to stop…
May this lockdown be the last – UK PM Boris Johnson – UPDATE
LONDON, Feb 15 (Sky/Reuters) - Boris Johnson has set out his hope that the current COVID lockdown will be the last -…
Italy needs a strict lockdown – Virologist
CDE / Tgcom - Italian virologist Andrea Crisanti said that Italy should consider a strict circuit-breaker lockdown to prevent the English variant…