Covid restrictions

Even as the country’s daily caseload surpassed 100,000 for the first time, South Korea said it would lift pandemic restrictions on Friday, citing economic concerns regarding social distancing measures. On Thursday, the country reported a new...

Thousands of people marched to the New Zealand parliament on Tuesday to protest the Covid-19 limitations, prompting a large police presence at the Beehive in Wellington. Approximately 3,000 individuals marched through the capital’s city center, the...

The majority of Norway’s remaining Covid restrictions will be lifted once all adults have been offered a vaccine, which is expected around September 6, according to the government. The final phase in the relaxation of domestic...

The World Health Organization warned countries considering relaxing Covid-19 limitations to proceed with “with caution,” saying that high immunization rates would not prevent the virus from spreading. According to the UN health agency, governments should not...