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Singapore moves back towards lockdown as Covid-19 cases rise, jeopardizing long-awaited travel bubble with Hong Kong

Posted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021By Editor

Singapore’s government has announced new curbs on socializing that sees the city-state move back towards lockdown amid rising Covid-19 cases, both traced and untraceable, and the formation of several coronavirus clusters. … Read More >Singapore moves back towards lockdown as Covid-19 cases rise, jeopardizing long-awaited travel bubble with Hong Kong

Taiwan considers coronavirus lockdown as island registers record 16 domestic transmissions

Posted on May 15, 2021May 15, 2021By Editor

Taiwan is tightening its coronavirus restrictions after 16 new domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases were detected, marking the highest-ever daily increase on the island, which has largely kept the pandemic under control. … Read More >Taiwan considers coronavirus lockdown as island registers record 16 domestic transmissions

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Cyprus lifts 3rd lockdown, introduces Covid ‘safety pass’ for citizens to return to some form of normality

Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021By Editor

As the country emerges from its third partial lockdown, authorities in Cyprus have introduced a coronavirus “safety pass” system to afford at least some semblance of freedom of movement to its (vaccinated) citizens. … Read More >Cyprus lifts 3rd lockdown, introduces Covid ‘safety pass’ for citizens to return to some form of normality

USA

California’s population declines for FIRST TIME ON RECORD as Covid-19 lockdowns wreck economy, home prices keep rising

Posted on May 11, 2021May 11, 2021By Editor

California’s population fell by 182,083 people in 2020, the state’s first decline on record, as residents were increasingly unable to afford rising home prices amid Covid-19 lockdowns that torpedoed jobs. … Read More >California’s population declines for FIRST TIME ON RECORD as Covid-19 lockdowns wreck economy, home prices keep rising

Cambodia to end capital’s lockdown despite reporting record high Covid-19 infections & WHO warning of ‘surge’ risk

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021By Editor

The Cambodian government has lifted the three-week lockdown imposed on the country’s capital Phnom Penh, allowing life in the city to return to normality despite Covid-19 infection rates continuing to climb across the country. … Read More >Cambodia to end capital’s lockdown despite reporting record high Covid-19 infections & WHO warning of ‘surge’ risk

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German lawmakers approve significant relaxation of lockdown rules for fully vaccinated citizens

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021By Editor

German lawmakers have passed a law which will ease Covid-19 restrictions for people who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus or who have recently recovered from the disease, in a majority vote. … Read More >German lawmakers approve significant relaxation of lockdown rules for fully vaccinated citizens

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German cabinet eases Covid-19 lockdown measures for those who’ve had their vaccine

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

Germany’s justice minister has announced that the government has signed off on a roadmap out of lockdown for citizens who’ve either been fully vaccinated or have recently recovered from the virus. … Read More >German cabinet eases Covid-19 lockdown measures for those who’ve had their vaccine

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Denmark to reopen schools and indoor activities to ‘corona passport’ holders

Posted on May 5, 2021May 5, 2021By Editor

The Danish health ministry has announced that ‘corona passport’ holders can return to school and regain access to indoor activities later this week, as the country continues to reopen following its lockdown. … Read More >Denmark to reopen schools and indoor activities to ‘corona passport’ holders

Thailand bans travel from India, imposes lockdown & fines for not wearing masks in Bangkok

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021By Editor

A two-week lockdown has been imposed in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, and travel from India suspended in an effort to contain the rise in Covid-19 deaths. … Read More >Thailand bans travel from India, imposes lockdown & fines for not wearing masks in Bangkok

‘Full closure’: Turkey set for weeks-long lockdown, Erdogan says, amid country’s stubborn Covid-19 death rate

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021By Editor

Turkey will enter a nationwide lockdown later this month until May 17, which will include school closures and intercity travel curbs, in a bid to halt the spread of Covid-19, President Tayyip Erdogan has announced. … Read More >‘Full closure’: Turkey set for weeks-long lockdown, Erdogan says, amid country’s stubborn Covid-19 death rate