Danish anti-lockdown activist gets double jail time for inciting violence… after telling crowd to ‘smash city in non-violent way’

A Danish woman has been jailed for two years after telling people to “smash the city” at an anti-lockdown protest. The activist is the first protester hit by a law enabling courts to double sentences for Covid-related offenses. … Read More >Danish anti-lockdown activist gets double jail time for inciting violence… after telling crowd to ‘smash city in non-violent way’

Italy’s Rome and Milan to be declared Covid ‘red zones’ as whole country heads for Easter lockdown amid rising infections

Rome and Italy’s business capital Milan will be plunged into the country’s toughest Covid-19 restrictions from Monday in a bid to stem the rising tide of infections, the health ministry said on Friday. … Read More >Italy’s Rome and Milan to be declared Covid ‘red zones’ as whole country heads for Easter lockdown amid rising infections

Dozens arrested at Dutch anti-lockdown protest as demonstrators carried mock coffin mourning demise of ‘democracy’ (VIDEOS)

At least 28 people have been arrested at anti-lockdown protests in Amsterdam, after around 700 gathered in the city on Sunday to vent their fury at the Dutch government’s handling of the pandemic. … Read More >Dozens arrested at Dutch anti-lockdown protest as demonstrators carried mock coffin mourning demise of ‘democracy’ (VIDEOS)

‘I don’t know what prime minister meant’: Israel’s virus czar shoots down Netanyahu’s suggestion country is through pandemic

Israeli coronavirus response chief, Nachman Ash, doesn’t share PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s optimism regarding the Covid situation in the country, warning that it could well go into a fourth lockdown due to a rising transmission rate. … Read More >‘I don’t know what prime minister meant’: Israel’s virus czar shoots down Netanyahu’s suggestion country is through pandemic

With much of continent still affected by strict Covid-19 lockdowns, Moscow hotels surge ahead to top European occupancy charts

With other countries hampered by Covid-19 restrictions and canceled flights, Moscow has overtaken the rest of Europe to become the continent’s leader in hotel occupancy. The Russian capital has been in the top spot since November. … Read More >With much of continent still affected by strict Covid-19 lockdowns, Moscow hotels surge ahead to top European occupancy charts

Italy shuts all schools in Covid-19 hotspots, toughens travel rules until after Easter amid spread of variants

The Italian government has ordered all schools to close in the areas with the highest Covid-19 infection rates as part of a series of new measures set to last until after Easter amid the threat of more contagious viral variants. … Read More >Italy shuts all schools in Covid-19 hotspots, toughens travel rules until after Easter amid spread of variants

‘Nonsense’: French PM blasts Paris City Hall’s proposal to open EVERYTHING after three-week Covid lockdown

A proposal to plunge Paris into a hard three-week Covid-19 lockdown and then fully reopen the French capital’s entire economy was slammed by the country’s Prime Minister Jean Castex on Friday. … Read More >‘Nonsense’: French PM blasts Paris City Hall’s proposal to open EVERYTHING after three-week Covid lockdown