It is the sixth lockdown for Victoria since the start of the pandemic and the fourth in 2021. The state's fifth lockdown ended just nine days ago.

An economist recently projected that the lockdown would cost China's economy $29 billion in two weeks.

The U.S. federal prison system was placed on lockdown nationwide following a deadly incident at a Texas prison, officials said Monday.

New cases have been falling since the start of the lockdown, whose terms make exception for protests. By Francois Murphy and Lisi Niesner

More than 82,000 people in NSW received the jab in the 24 hours to Saturday evening and with lockdown proving 'damn hard', vaccination was the way forward, she said on Sunday.

That's just in 2020 alone from lockdowns. So extrapolate that across the world. It's hard to see that we have not caused far more mortality from the lockdowns than from COVID itself.

They demanded that the authorities lift the lockdown.

“We’re not going back to lockdowns. None of us wants that.

A Brisbane COVID-19 quarantine hotel is in lockdown as health authorities investigate an infected traveller for links to an infected Brisbane hospital doctor.

Further north, lockdown fears in Shanghai have prompted a new wave of panic buying both online and in stores.

The week-long lockdown for three regional New South Wales (NSW) towns are being lifted, releasing 60,000 people from the stay-at-home restrictions.

University of South Australia’s Professor Marjory Ebbeck advises parents not to neglect their child’s mental health even out of lockdowns and when restrictions appear to be easing.

The estimated global COVID-19 death toll stands at 6.24 million (1 million in the United States). Other social impacts of COVID-19 and its associated “management” policies, like how school closures have affected children’s development, are harder to quantify, albeit on display among our families and communities. Economically, COVID-19 and COVID “management” have almost certainly influenced […]

Under the lockdown, people can leave their homes only for some specific reasons.

This isn't the first time that Kim has ordered a lockdown in his country, albeit not on such a large scale.

Premier Steven Marshall says he's very grateful the state moved into lockdown on Tuesday as waiting any longer could have been catastrophic.

Factories in Shanghai that are trying to return to full swing have had their efforts complicated by authorities in the city tightening a lockdown to stamp out outbreaks of COVID-19.

While this protest is not going to change everything, showing up in numbers will show that the consensus is shifting and send a clear signal to the rest of the population that it is time to: END THE LOCKDOWN!"

How many people get tenure like six-figure salaried university professors who have been inoculated from the lockdowns they cheered on? I don’t see Yentel or many other “low-income advocates” protesting the lockdowns; do you?

The cost of the lockdowns depends on how long these policies will continue, he said.

Downing Street has denied Prime Minister Boris Johnson was told in advance about a drinks party in the Number 10 garden in the midst of the first COVID-19 lockdown.

LONDON—The euro slumped on Friday to near 16-month lows after Austria became the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full lockdown and Germany did not rule out doing the same.

Premier Daniel Andrews on Sunday unveiled Victoria's "cautious" roadmap out of lockdown, as the state recorded 507 new cases and another death, bringing the toll from the latest outbreak to 11.

Meanwhile, the Victorian premier has declared a five-day statewide lockdown effective 11.59 p.m. on Wednesday.

Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe says more lockdowns won’t help provinces get through the Omicron variant.

In March, Hyundai and Kia were unable to source wiring harnesses due to the lockdown in Shandong, which occurred before the Shanghai lockdown. The companies reportedly had to cut production for two to four weeks.

The increase in workers' payments kicks in once a lockdown exceeds 21 days. Berejiklian said an extension to lockdown provisions was inevitable given the extent of COVID-19 spread in the community.

Vulnerable children and children of keyworkers were allowed to attend schools, and a few year groups were in schools for a while during the first lockdown.

UK Conservative politicians have expressed shock and frustration after new revelations emerged about yet another party held in Downing Street during the COVID-19 lockdown.