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COVID-19-lockdown

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

China's lockdown protests spread to campuses and cities abroad

The protests on the mainland were triggered by a fire in China's Xinjiang region last week that killed 10 people who were trapped in their apartments.

World 5 years ago

Japan declares virus state of emergency in Tokyo region

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga described a "great sense of crisis" as he announced the measure, which begins Friday and is less strict than the harsh lockdowns seen elsewhere or even the country's first virus emergency last spring.

World 5 years ago

Spain to lock down capital, angering regional government

Residents of infection hotspot Madrid are to be barred from leaving except on essential trips under new rules to fight the coronavirus resurgence, Spain's government said on Wednesday.

World 5 years ago

Protests in Madrid before partial lockdown widened

Protesters hit the streets of Madrid against virus restrictions on Sunday, a day before a partial lockdown is extended to more areas of Spain's capital region try to curb a surge in coronavirus cases.

World 5 years ago

Israel tightens COVID lockdown as infections climb

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet decided on Thursday to tighten Israel's coronavirus lockdown after he said a surge in infections was pushing the nation to "the edge of the abyss".

World 5 years ago

Second UK lockdown? COVID hospital admissions double every eight days

Britain's health minister said on Friday that the novel coronavirus was accelerating across the country, with hospital admissions doubling every eight days, but refused to say if another national lockdown would be imposed next month.

World 5 years ago

Israelis protest against second virus lockdown

Hundreds of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv late Thursday against a second nationwide lockdown, the first such move in the world to tackle a renewed spike in coronavirus cases.

World 5 years ago

Madrid to toughen COVID-19 measures on Friday with targeted lockdowns

The Madrid region, one of the worst hit in Spain, is to introduce targeted lockdowns and other restrictions on movement on Friday in areas with high COVID-19 cases, local authorities said on Wednesday.

Environment 5 years ago

Greenhouse gases hit new record despite lockdowns, UN says

Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere hit a record high this year, a United Nations report showed on Wednesday, as an economic slowdown amid the coronavirus pandemic had little lasting effect.

World 5 years ago

Virus-hit Morocco locks down Casablanca, shuts schools

Morocco imposed a lockdown on Casablanca and shut its schools Monday, the day pupils were due to return to classes, in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19.

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COVID-19-lockdown

China's lockdown protests spread to campuses and cities abroad

Japan declares virus state of emergency in Tokyo region

Spain to lock down capital, angering regional government

Protests in Madrid before partial lockdown widened

Israel tightens COVID lockdown as infections climb

Second UK lockdown? COVID hospital admissions double every eight days

Israelis protest against second virus lockdown

Madrid to toughen COVID-19 measures on Friday with targeted lockdowns

Greenhouse gases hit new record despite lockdowns, UN says

Virus-hit Morocco locks down Casablanca, shuts schools

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