Japan has seen an increasing prevalence in the "hikikomori" phenomenon following COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, with an estimated 1.46 million people isolating themselves from society by staying at home for an extended period.

The Australian Labor premier that oversaw one of the toughest domestic border closures during the COVID-19 pandemic is calling it quits, saying the pandemic years exhausted him. West Australian Premier Mark McGowan, 55, made the surprise announcement on May 29 revealing this would be his final week as premier and treasurer of the mining-rich state. […]

The closure of some school buildings over concrete with collapsing risks is not a return to pandemic-style lockdowns, the education secretary said on Sunday.

Previously, Ding had spoken out about Wuhan's mass lockdown. She blamed Xi for the cruel lockdown policy. She also criticized Tencent’s founder Pony Ma for blocking WeChat accounts to assist with the regime’s censorship. Mr.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Leilani Dowding, social commentator, TV celebrity and former model, to talk about health, big tech's effects on our society, and how lockdown made her want to speak out.

China has not been fully open since 2019 and has endured an endless cycle of home lockdowns and camp quarantines.

Do lockdowns actually work? The answer appears to be a rather resounding no. The argument in favor of lockdowns—both from a scientific and medical standpoint—carries very little weight.

(Evert Elzinga/ANP/AFP via Getty Images) Rutte's government ordered the lockdown in mid-December.

The world's second largest economy has been stifled by a “zero COVID” policy which includes lockdowns that continually threaten the global supply chain at a time when recession fears hang over economies worldwide.

As did Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza, who signed the first lockdown orders in the western world. In 2020 and 2021, these calls for Western nations to emulate China’s lockdowns reached a fever pitch.

The claim, filed (pdf) in 2021 in the Victorian Supreme Court, claimed that residents were deprived of access to fresh air, exercise, and activities during the lockdown.

Three million people who applied for a driving licence since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdowns have experienced delays, costing some their jobs or income, a parliamentary committee has found.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) purchased data from tracking companies to monitor compliance with lockdowns, according to contracts with the firms. The CDC paid one firm $420,000 and another $208,000.

Fauci didn't express regret during the deposition for helping trigger the lockdowns, Younes said. Fauci has claimed publicly that he never recommended lockdowns.

to hand down sweeping lockdowns.

Another city under China's lockdown is crippling Apple and Tesla products. Near Shanghai, the major manufacturing hub is stalling production, causing a global supply crisis. China and Ukraine’s foreign ministers held peace talks on the phone.

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The lockdowns forced him to halt his production and businesses, but he still has to pay rent under the lockdowns. “I don’t earn money; I am suffering from losses every month. I have my family to support, including my parents.

Free Service Was Fined Following the lockdown, many students were stuck on campus with light blankets and clothing, and no medical supplies or textbooks.

She blames the draconian lockdown measures of being the cause of her miscarriage.

A large crowd gathers to protest lockdown restrictions, at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 23, 2020.

lockdown, when we had no idea what the pandemic was going to be.

They will be able to impose a climate lockdown. That's the next step. That's what we are talking about. In order to do that, they will have to have these 15-minute cities.

The Telegraph dubbed the ongoing series "The Lockdown Files"—an apparent nod to the Elon Musk-endorsed Twitter Files investigation. 

During strict post-Christmas lockdown rules, the then Conservative leader can be seen apparently mid-speech in front of four bottles of sparkling wine, as well as beers.

Citywide lockdowns hit China’s top financial hub; 26 million people in Shanghai are now subject to mass testing for COVID-19, while concerns over the shutdown rise following a number of apparent hospital failings.

Those lockdowns, he asserted, shifted $4 trillion in wealth from the middle class to a "new aristocracy of billionaires." Those lockdowns "created 500 new billionaires," Kennedy stated.

Yasinuf said his parents told him they were running low on food, despite having stocked up before the lockdown.

Education disruptions that occurred during the lockdowns and school closures in the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic could cost students tens of thousands of dollars in future income and remove trillions from state economies, according to a report

Getting forced out of their houses may not be the worst of it for Chinese citizens under lockdown. Some residents say the true suffering starts after they get home.