China: Several residents complain about lack of food and essential services amid COVID-19 lockdown
Sep 12, 2022, at 09:00 pm
Beijing: People in several regions of China, who have been compelled to live in lockdown due to COVID-19, are complaining about shortages of food and other essential items.
China: Beijing shuts down schools, weddings to avoid imposition of Shanghai-style lockdown
May 01, 2022, at 02:33 am
Beijing: Authorities in the Chinese city of Beijing have closed schools and suspended weddings and funerals in a bid to avoid imposing Shanghai-style Covid lockdown in the city.
Shanghai residents resort to bartering as lockdown chokes daily need supplies
Apr 15, 2022, at 08:30 pm
Shanghai(China): The residents of China's business hub Shanghai are resorting to bartering as a prolonged lockdown has choked their access to daily necessities and essential commodities, media reports said.
'Nobody told me drinks party was against rules': UK PM Boris Johnson
Jan 19, 2022, at 01:42 am
London/UNI: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday denied that he had been warned that holding a drinks party in the No 10 garden amounted to breaking lockdown rules.
Global displacement rising despite lockdowns that kept billions grounded
Dec 03, 2021, at 02:27 am
There was a dramatic increase in internal displacement due to disasters, conflict and violence in 2020, but global mobility overall, ground to a halt due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
New Zealand Parliament suspended due to anti-COVID-19 lockdown: PM Jacinda Ardern
Aug 23, 2021, at 07:28 pm
Auckland/UNI/Sputnik: The sitting of New Zealand Parliament was suspended for a week due to the anti-COVID-19 lockdown, the country’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.
New Zealand traces source of COVID-19 outbreak that forced snap lockdown
Aug 19, 2021, at 06:14 pm
Auckland/IBNS: New Zealand has traced the source of the recent lone COVID-19 case that forced the country to plunge into a snap lockdown.
Bangladesh: 166 new death recorded due to COVID-19
Jul 23, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh continues to witness the fury of COVID-19 pandemic as 166 people lost their lives in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday.
Bangladesh gears up for strict lockdown from July 1 to curb COVID-19 spike
Jun 29, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh is gearing up to witness the strictest lockdown from July 1 to contain the surge of COVID-19 which is leaving the country battered.
Australia: Parts of Sydney put under lockdown amid COVID-19 Delta variant infection surge
Jun 25, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Sydney: Several regions in Australia's Sydney city, including Bond beach, will be under lockdown as COVID-19 cases started to surge in recent times, media reports said on Friday.
Bhutan’s capital goes into three-day lockdown amid suspected community transmission
Jun 14, 2021, at 06:18 pm
Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital, has gone into a three-day lockdown, starting from Sunday evening, as a child tested positive for Covid-19 on an antigen test, raising fear of suspected community transmission.
Singapore shuts all schools after warning new Covid strains 'affecting children more'
May 18, 2021, at 05:03 am
Singapore/IBNS: Singapore has decided to close all schools from Wednesday as authorities have warned that new coronavirus strains like the one first detected in India were affecting more children in the city-state.
Singapore returns to lockdown-like-conditions amid Covid cases' spike
May 15, 2021, at 04:43 am
Singapore/IBNS: Amid a rise in Coronavirus cases, Singapore is all set to return to lockdown-like conditions for four weeks starting May 16 with a complete ban in dining-in.
France goes into third national lockdown as cases surge sharply
Apr 04, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Paris/UNI: France on Saturday entered its third national lockdown as the rise in the number of COVID cases threatens to overwhelm the country's medical system.
Bangladesh fights COVID-19: Government announces nationwide lockdown from April 5 for seven days
Apr 03, 2021, at 09:20 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The Bangladesh government is announcing a nationwide lockdown from next Monday as the situation of Corona deteriorates.
Canada: Hit hard by 3rd wave of Covid-19, Ontario to impose lockdown restrictions across province
Apr 02, 2021, at 04:29 am
Ontario/IBNS: Plans for imposing lockdown on the whole province beginning Saturday would be announced due to record-breaking COVID-19 patients in its intensive care units (ICU) on Wednesday and the highest number of new infections in schools since the start of the pandemic, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has said during a news conference.
Pakistan to tighten restrictions amid rising Covid cases
Mar 24, 2021, at 12:40 am
Pakistan has further tightened restrictions in major cities with high positivity rates in a bid to control the spread of the Covid-19 virus as the country reported more than 3000 infections on the fifth straight day.
Over 30 arrested during anti-lockdown protests in London: Police
Mar 21, 2021, at 02:41 pm
London/Sputnik: At least 33 people were arrested during anti-lockdown protests in London on Saturday, according to police.
Schools to reopen as England starts moving out of COVID-19 lockdown
Mar 08, 2021, at 03:03 pm
London/Sputnik: Schools and colleges across England are set to reopen on Monday in the first step of the UK government’s roadmap out of the COVID-19 lockdown, following the downward trend in the rate of coronavirus infections over the past few weeks.
Czech Government declares 14-day state of emergency over COVID-19: Reports
Feb 15, 2021, at 02:36 pm
Prague/Sputnik: The Czech cabinet declared a two-week state of emergency at the request of regional authorities due to worsening COVID-19 dynamics in circumvention of parliament's opposition, the Czech Television reported on Sunday.
New Zealand imposes 1st COVID-19 lockdown since October amid community transmission
Feb 14, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: New Zealand is imposing first lockdown restrictions since October on the city of Auckland — its most populous city — for three days after three COVID-19 community cases were reported, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Sunday.
UK seeing first signs of Covid-linked lockdown's positive effect: Prime Minister
Jan 13, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The first positive effects of strict lockdown measures are starting to manifest in the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford orders all of Ontario to be in lockdown from Dec. 26
Dec 22, 2020, at 07:35 am
Ontario/IBNS: In an effort to contain COVID-19 case numbers and prevent hospitals and their intensive care units from being overwhelmed, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday that all of Ontario will move into a lockdown on Boxing Day, Dec 26 starting at 12:01 a.m.
Canada’s Alberta bans outdoor gatherings, mandates telecommuting as COVID spikes: Premier
Dec 09, 2020, at 02:38 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: The Canadian province of Alberta is introducing a ban on outdoor gatherings in concurrence with other measures to stem the tide of COVID-19 cases in the province, Premier Jason Kenney said during a press briefing.
Pakistan: PM Imran Khan to impose ‘smart lockdowns’ amid virus resurgence
Nov 24, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is chairing a meeting on Tuesday to review the Covid-19 response strategy as the daily rise in cases bounces back to the summer’s highs, with important decisions, including on "smart lockdowns," expected to be announced later in the day, Geo TV reported.
WHO chief Tedros congratulates Joe Biden on election victory, calls for joint fight against pandemic
Nov 09, 2020, at 02:48 am
Zurich/UNI: World Health Organization Head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday congratulated Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on their victory in the US presidential election and noted the importance of joint fight against COVID-19.
Police say arrested 104 participants of anti-lockdown protests in London
Nov 06, 2020, at 01:47 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Metropolitan Police said 104 participants of the rally against the coronavirus-linked lockdown in London had been arrested over the breach of restrictions.
Covid-19: Greece announces three-week nationwide lockdown
Nov 05, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Athens/UNI: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos on Thursday announced a three-week nationawide lockdown because of the novel Coronavirus.
Protests against COVID-19 quarantine in Barcelona result in clashes: Law Enforcement Body
Oct 31, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Madrid/Sputnik: The rally against the coronavirus-linked quarantine in the Spanish city of Barcelona has resulted in clashes between protesters and police, the Catalan law enforcement body Mossos de Escuadra said.
Donald Trump says COVID-19 lockdowns unconstitutional, opinion has not changed on masks
Oct 16, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said during a town hall meeting that state-wide lockdown imposed by several US governors to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is unconstitutional.