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Australia’s Queensland state starts Easter weekend with no new COVID-19 cases
Australia’s state of Queensland that has been battling a small outbreak of COVID-19 recorded no new cases on Friday as the country began what the ... Coronavirus -
Australia’s Queensland warns of more COVID-19 cases, Easter travel plans in disarray
Australia reported eight new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in Queensland on Tuesday and authorities warned more could emerge as the state scrambles ... Coronavirus -
Snap lockdown in Australia’s Brisbane after COVID-19 outbreak
More than two million people in Brisbane were ordered into a three-day lockdown Monday after a cluster of coronavirus cases was detected in ... Coronavirus -
Denmark plans further reopening reliant on coronavirus ‘passport’
Denmark has agreed to further ease COVID-19 curbs next month by letting hairdressers, spas and other services reopen, while restaurants and cinemas ... Coronavirus -
Germany’s Merkel banks on Easter circuit-breaker to combat ‘new pandemic’
Germany is extending its lockdown until April 18 and calling on citizens to stay at home for five days over the Easter holidays to try to break a ... Coronavirus -
Germany looks set to extend COVID-19 lockdown measures again
German authorities are expected to extend lockdown measures again on Monday and possibly tighten some restrictions as they face a steady rise in new ... Coronavirus -
Papua New Guinea orders restrictions as COVID-19 numbers climb
Papua New Guinea officials will tighten internal border controls, restrict personal movement, and enforce mask wearing in public from next week, as ... Coronavirus -
Japan to lift Tokyo area state of emergency despite rise in COVID-19 infections
The Japanese government’s advisory panel on coronavirus measures approved on Thursday a plan to let the state of emergency expire in the Tokyo area as ... Coronavirus -
Philippines says wider lockdown possible as COVID-19 infections spike
A wider lockdown in the Philippines cannot be ruled out if its surge in COVID-19 infections continues, its health minister said on Wednesday, as ... Coronavirus -
Mauritius imposes fresh two-week lockdown after new COVID-19 cases
Mauritius on Wednesday went into a two-week nationwide lockdown, the second time the Indian Ocean archipelago nation has imposed such a restriction ... Coronavirus -
Arden tells New Zealanders to rebuke COVID-19 rule-breakers
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged New Zealanders to “call out” Covid-19 rule-breakers Monday, as public anger built over a series of infringements ... Coronavirus -
Police arrest eight in anti-lockdown protest in Denmark
Danish police said they arrested eight people in an anti-lockdown demonstration in Copenhagen late Saturday.Organized by a group calling itself “Men ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand’s largest city Auckland back to lockdown after COVID-19 case
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday that the country’s biggest city, Auckland, will be put into a seven-day lockdown from ... Coronavirus -
England must come out of COVID-19 pandemic safely, not rush: UK minister
The British authorities are determined to lead England out of the pandemic as fast as safely possible, but no faster, Health Secretary Matt Hancock ... Coronavirus -
Hong Kong to ease COVID-19 restrictions
Hong Kong will ease strict coronavirus restrictions from February 18, re-opening sports and entertainment facilities and extending dining hours, ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand imposes 3-day lockdown on Auckland after 3 new local COVID-19 cases
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France debates third COVID-19 lockdown as new variants spread
New virus variants are spreading fast in multiple regions of France, causing local authorities to order tougher mask rules and a curfew crackdown ... Coronavirus -
Melbourne goes into lockdown again, bars fans from attending Australia Open
Australia’s second-most populous city will enter a five-day snap coronavirus lockdown, authorities said on Friday, banning spectators for much of the ... Coronavirus -
Israel set to ease COVID-19 lockdown on Feb. 7
Israel plans to begin slowly easing its latest coronavirus lockdown on Sunday, hoping that its rapid vaccination campaign helps to contain an outbreak ... Coronavirus -
UK rolls out mass door-to-door COVID-19 testing as new variants spread
Britain begins a door-to-door COVID-19 testing of 80,000 people on Tuesday in a bid to stem the spread of a new highly infectious so called South ... Coronavirus -
Malaysia COVID-19 lockdown extended by 2 weeks
Malaysia’s government on Tuesday extended a lockdown and broad movement restrictions by two weeks, as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with a surge ... Coronavirus -
Japan set to extend state of emergency, likely for another month
Japan is expected to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions for another month on Tuesday, seeking to keep the upper hand over a ... Coronavirus -
Israel extends lockdown, sees delay in COVID-19 turnaround
Israel extended a national lockdown on Sunday as coronavirus variants offset its vaccination drive and officials predicted a delay in a turnaround ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand borders to remain shut for most of 2021: PM
New Zealand’s borders are likely to remain closed for much of the year as health officials assess global vaccine rollouts, Prime Minister Jacinda ... Coronavirus -
China combats resurgence of COVID-19 cases with mass construction
A sprawling quarantine center pf more than 4,000 rooms is being thrown up in northern China in response to a COVID-19 outbreak in Shijiazhuang, a city ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Thousands of Hong Kongers locked down to contain outbreak
Thousands of Hong Kong residents were locked down Saturday in an unprecedented move to contain a worsening outbreak in the city, authorities said.Hong ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UK considers paying people to stay home after COVID-19 lockdown breaches
UK government officials have suggested paying people to stay home if they test positive for coronavirus, amid concerns too many are failing to get ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Hong Kong to lockdown thousands of people for first time amid COVID-19
Hong Kong will place tens of thousands of its residents in a lockdown to contain a new outbreak of the coronavirus, the first such measure the Chinese ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Lockdown is relieving pressure on England’s health system, minister says
England’s lockdown is having some impact in reducing pressure on the National Health Service, education minister Gavin Williamson said, the day after ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: China locks down 3 mln people amid COVID-19 outbreak linked to salesman
Nearly three million people were put under lockdown in China Monday after a surge in coronavirus cases linked to a traveling salesman in the country’s ... Coronavirus