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Organised ‘overkill’: China shows off rapid lockdown system after latest outbreak
World
October 30, 2020
Organised ‘overkill’: China shows off rapid lockdown system after latest outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) – Days after a 17-year-old girl tested positive for COVID-19 in a remote part of western China last…
‘Eating rats’: Myanmar’s second lockdown drives hunger in city slums
World
October 23, 2020
‘Eating rats’: Myanmar’s second lockdown drives hunger in city slums
YANGON (Reuters) – After the first wave of coronavirus hit Myanmar in March, 36-year-old Ma Suu closed her salad stall…
UK PM Johnson not heading for a national lockdown yet, minister says
World
October 14, 2020
UK PM Johnson not heading for a national lockdown yet, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not yet heading towards a full national lockdown in England despite…
Coronavirus lockdown 2.0 deepens divisions in Israel
Middle East
October 14, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown 2.0 deepens divisions in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — When Israel went into lockdown last spring, Jerusalem pub owner Leon Shvartz moved quickly to save his…
UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest risk
World
October 13, 2020
UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest risk
LONDON (AP) — The British government carved England into three tiers of coronavirus risk on Monday in a bid to…
Businesses shut in effort to contain virus in NYC hot spots
World
October 9, 2020
Businesses shut in effort to contain virus in NYC hot spots
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of businesses and schools in New York City neighborhoods where coronavirus cases have spiked were…
Jordan returns to weekend lockdown as COVID-19 cases mount
Middle East
October 9, 2020
Jordan returns to weekend lockdown as COVID-19 cases mount
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan will enter a nationwide 48-hour lockdown on Friday for the first time in months as health…
Tunisia imposes night curfew to slow second wave of pandemic
Middle East
October 8, 2020
Tunisia imposes night curfew to slow second wave of pandemic
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian authorities will impose a curfew in the capital Tunis to slow a surge in coronavirus cases,…
Amid rising infections, Israeli ultra-Orthodox defy lockdown
Middle East
October 6, 2020
Amid rising infections, Israeli ultra-Orthodox defy lockdown
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After a revered ultra-Orthodox rabbi died this week from COVID-19, Israeli police thought they had…
Madrid officials reluctantly ready city for partial lockdown
World
October 2, 2020
Madrid officials reluctantly ready city for partial lockdown
MADRID (AP) — Madrid’s regional government has appealed against a national order that requires a partial lockdown of the Spanish…