All legal restrictions in England related to COVID-19 except self-isolation will end as of July 19, the government has confirmed. Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the announcement during a televised briefing on July 12, after Health Secretary Sajid Javid updated Parliament. Ministers concluded that the “four tests” set for unlocking, the success of the vaccine […]

Lockdown Success ‘Fantasy’ That the regime has been “lying about the numbers” from the beginning, Atlas said, poses a troubling question.

The citywide lockdown in Shanghai, China, started on April 1, after a partial lockdown began on the east side of the city on March 28. Currently, Shanghai residents say they are running short on provisions because of the lockdown.

Authorities are scrambling to investigate the potential cause of an unusually high number of acute hepatitis cases in children around the world and the UK, which some say may be caused by COVID-19 lockdowns which have weakened immunity.

The move signalled a shift to the Ardern government's approach to handling the pandemic, which has placed the country under lockdown while it grapples with an outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19.

A British government minister has been criticised for suggesting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson being fined for attending lockdown-breaching parties in Downing Street was akin to former ministers receiving speeding tickets.

However, the ongoing lockdown of Shanghai would cause an even worse effect.

Gavin Newsom says, that “lockdowns saved thousands of lives in California.”

The lockdowns cover entire cities and districts, including 15 provincial capitals and Tianjin, a provincial-level municipality.

Lockdown measures were tightened on Dec. 27, and residents were banned from driving cars on the roads, according to a notice from the Xi’an public security bureau.

These had boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.

(Aly Song/Reuters) China’s lockdowns have also created an auto sales slump.

Berejiklian foreshadowed an expansion of the seven-day lockdown to other areas might be on the cards, pending expert health advice.

California has earned an “F” for its response to COVID-19 in a comprehensive study released regarding state responses to the pandemic between 2020 and 2021. The study also ranked California 47th for its handling of the economy, education, and mortality during the pandemic. The report (pdf) was issued by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, a […]

Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Leeann Watson said the lockdown extension was "disappointing."

The severity of the Shanghai lockdowns has caused some measure of panic throughout China, as the masses have begun stockpiling groceries in fear that they will be unable to attain food if their cities come under lockdown.

Parts of Shanghai erupted into protests amid the lockdown. Residents are not getting enough to eat, and some say they're starving to death.

He told Sky News that discussions of more lockdowns or restrictions on holidays are “completely unhelpful.” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that further lockdowns were unlikely.

The UK government has denied new allegations of lockdown breaches after a photo emerged showing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his wife, and staff in the Downing Street garden during the first national lockdown.

LONDON—Officials moved to reimpose tougher measures in various European nations, citing a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the Omicron variant, with the Netherlands imposing a nationwide lockdown.

Since March 28, the Chinese regime imposed a citywide lockdown on Shanghai’s 26 million population, with no signs of ending the lockdowns. Empty roads during a COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai, China, on Apr. 5, 2022.

Others said they do not consent to the lockdown measures and accused the police of applying a different standard to the anti-lockdown protests compared to the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer. Reuters contributed to this report.

But it stuck to its annual forecast to produce 9.3 million vehicles, as lockdown risks were figured in.

The spike in infection cases prompted Shanghai officials to begin enforcing a two-stage lockdown on March 28, with those living in eastern and southern districts undergoing a four-day lockdown ending on April 1, to be followed by those living in western

Instead, the nation seeks to transition from strict lockdowns with a pandemic to living with the virus as an "endemic" as the nation increases its vaccination rate.

Gunman Jake Davison received mental health support during the coronavirus lockdown, it has emerged.

After the lockdown, more residents were identified as close contacts of COVID-19 patients and sent to quarantine centers.

Hours before the lockdown ended, local authorities extended lockdown measures for most of Pudong and nearby areas, without a clear end in sight. Tian said his community was sealed off long before the official lockdown began on March 28.

China has experienced prolonged lockdowns and mandatory COVID-19 testing and vaccination nationwide since the outbreak of the pandemic.

UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has been cleared of breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules after he was filmed drinking a beer in an office.