Lockdown – Page 11 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Op-ed

Where’s the Aussie spirit? ‘Pygmy possum’ leaders impose one punishing lockdown after another despite a single death in 6 months

Posted on June 6, 2021By Editor

Australians cowed by Covid ‘beast’ into more lockdowns, borders closed to tourism till next year & a ‘stop infections at all costs’ attitude. There’s no sign of the legendary Aussie spirit among leaders of a once proud nation. … Read More >Where’s the Aussie spirit? ‘Pygmy possum’ leaders impose one punishing lockdown after another despite a single death in 6 months

World

‘We’ve got to run this thing to ground’: Australia extends Covid lockdown for 2nd-largest city

Posted on June 3, 2021June 3, 2021By Editor

Covid lockdown measures covering five million residents in Melbourne have been extended for a further seven days, as officials work to “run this thing to ground” and contain a cluster of cases in Australia’s second-largest city. … Read More >‘We’ve got to run this thing to ground’: Australia extends Covid lockdown for 2nd-largest city

World

Australia’s Victoria state pushes ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown into 2nd week after 15 new Covid cases in last 2 days

Posted on June 3, 2021June 3, 2021By Editor

The Australian state of Victoria will extend a snap lockdown into a second week amid a new cluster of coronavirus infections, with the state’s premier warning the outbreak will “explode” if the restrictions aren’t kept in force. … Read More >Australia’s Victoria state pushes ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown into 2nd week after 15 new Covid cases in last 2 days

Israel lifts majority of coronavirus restrictions as new cases drop to single digits, but keeps indoor mask mandate

Posted on June 2, 2021June 2, 2021By Editor

Having lived through three nationwide Covid-19 lockdowns, Israel has lifted nearly all of the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the disease, but fell short of scrapping the mask mandate for now. … Read More >Israel lifts majority of coronavirus restrictions as new cases drop to single digits, but keeps indoor mask mandate

Travel restrictions & partial lockdown imposed in Guangzhou, China against cluster of Indian Covid variant

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021By Editor

Border control and a partial lockdown have been imposed in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, after a cluster of the Indian variant of the coronavirus was discovered there. … Read More >Travel restrictions & partial lockdown imposed in Guangzhou, China against cluster of Indian Covid variant

‘TOTAL LOCKDOWN’ to combat Covid-19 will force industries in Malaysia to shut down

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021By Editor

All manufacturing sectors – with an exception for those deemed necessary – will be shut down as Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin orders a “total lockdown” of the country to combat a surge in Covid-19 cases. … Read More >‘TOTAL LOCKDOWN’ to combat Covid-19 will force industries in Malaysia to shut down

World

Fresh Covid-19 outbreak prompts new social restrictions, masks & vaccination drive in Victoria, Australia

Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021By Editor

The state of Victoria has imposed new restrictions on socializing and has mandated the wearing of masks in public places following a new outbreak of Covid-19, prompting thousands to self-isolate, take tests, and get vaccinated. … Read More >Fresh Covid-19 outbreak prompts new social restrictions, masks & vaccination drive in Victoria, Australia

EU

WATCH anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in Berlin at rally banned by authorities

Posted on May 25, 2021May 25, 2021By Editor

Riot police have been deployed in Berlin to forcefully disperse hundreds of protesters. Demonstrators have taken to the streets of the German capital denouncing the Covid-19 lockdown measures. … Read More >WATCH anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in Berlin at rally banned by authorities

Bangladesh locks down 5 Rohingya refugee camps near Myanmar border amid Covid-19 surge

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021By Editor

Government officials in Bangladesh have announced that almost 100,000 people living in five Rohingya refugee camps near its southeastern border with Myanmar will be forced into lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19. … Read More >Bangladesh locks down 5 Rohingya refugee camps near Myanmar border amid Covid-19 surge

Singapore closes schools over concern that new Covid strains ‘attack the younger children’

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021By Editor

Authorities in Singapore have announced that schools will close from Wednesday over concerns that new strains of Covid, such as the one that caused a spike in infections in India, are affecting more children throughout the nation. … Read More >Singapore closes schools over concern that new Covid strains ‘attack the younger children’