lockdown

Multinational companies have halted some operations as China widens its Covid lockdowns – among its biggest since the start of the pandemic. Tens of millions of people across the country face restrictions, including the entire Jilin...

The Netherlands’ shopping streets were blocked on Sunday, and people’s Christmas preparations were thrown into chaos, when the country went into lockdown to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak caused by the growth of the omicron version. On...

After nearly four months of lockdown, Sydney’s cafés, gyms, and restaurants have reopened their doors to fully vaccinated customers, as new infections decline and vaccination coverage rises. Sydney’s bars, restaurants, and other businesses reopened for the...

On Thursday, authorities expanded the lockdown in Australia’s largest metropolis to neighbouring regions, reporting a record number of new Covid-19 cases and five viral deaths. The number of new illnesses in New South Wales state has...

Authorities warned Wednesday that millions of Sydney residents will be put on lockdown for another month due to a still-growing coronavirus outbreak and low vaccination rates. The city of Sydney was supposed to come out of...

Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters gathered in Australia’s two largest cities on Saturday, with several arrested in Sydney after violent clashes with police. A group charged mounted officers while throwing pot plants and bottles, as opponents of...

Sydney residents will be in lockdown for another week as Australia’s largest city fights to contain a Covid outbreak. A stay-at-home order was issued on 26 June. The New South Wales government said it had made...

Boris Johnson is expected to confirm later he is confident the majority of the remaining Covid restrictions in England can be lifted from 19 July. The PM is due to outline changes on social distancing, face...

Indonesia announced a lockdown on its main island Java, as well as the tourism destination of Bali on Wednesday. The announcement by President Joko Widodo comes as the country battles multiple outbreaks and an alarming spike...

Millions of Sydney residents woke on Sunday to the first full day of a two-week coronavirus lockdown, as Australia tried to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. Restaurants, bars and cafes were shuttered...