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Germany · 12 Jan 2021 Merkel sees coronavirus lockdown until early April – Bild BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel has told lawmakers in her conservative party that she expects a lockdown in Germany to curb… Germany · 5 Jan 2021 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… Scotland · 4 Jan 2021 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… Lithuania · 14 Dec 2020 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… Italy · 27 Nov 2020 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… France · 22 Nov 2020 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… UK · 20 Nov 2020 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… Austria · 14 Nov 2020 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… Coronavirus · 14 Nov 2020 “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… France · 12 Nov 2020 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,… UK · 31 Oct 2020 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… Spain · 23 Oct 2020 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…