Quarantine – Page 6 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

EU

Police in Hamburg use WATER CANNONS to disperse demonstrators against anti-lockdown protest (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020By Editor

Police have deployed water cannons to break up a sparse crowd demonstrating against a sanctioned anti-lockdown rally in Hamburg, Germany, that saw dozens turn out while minding social distancing rules. … Read More >Police in Hamburg use WATER CANNONS to disperse demonstrators against anti-lockdown protest (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Op-ed

Galloway: Blair is last person to advise on the safety of our children… I saw his demonic grin when he heard about dead Iraqi kids

Posted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020By Editor

Seldom far from the centre of events, newly emboldened Tony Blair returns to what he knows best – the avoidable slaughter of the innocents. … Read More >Galloway: Blair is last person to advise on the safety of our children… I saw his demonic grin when he heard about dead Iraqi kids

Russia

Charitable donations increase 89% during quarantine period as Russians seek to help out the vulnerable

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020By Editor

Russians have become far more charitable during self-isolation. That’s according to data compiled by newspaper Kommersant, which discovered that non-profit organizations recorded a notable increase in donations during quarantine. … Read More >Charitable donations increase 89% during quarantine period as Russians seek to help out the vulnerable

USA

‘Have a good day & be safe’: New Jersey cops are latest police force to REFUSE enforcing Covid-19 restrictions

Posted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020By Editor

Footage of police in New Jersey informing anti-lockdown protesters they’re in violation of Covid-19 executive orders, but will not face consequences, is the latest example of officers taking a more hands-off approach to the rules. … Read More >‘Have a good day & be safe’: New Jersey cops are latest police force to REFUSE enforcing Covid-19 restrictions

World

Erdogan LOCKS DOWN Turkey for Eid holidays over fears Muslim celebrations may turn into Covid-19 disaster

Posted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020By Editor

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a strict four-day nationwide lockdown during the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations. The move comes in an effort to prevent a possible spike in coronavirus cases. … Read More >Erdogan LOCKS DOWN Turkey for Eid holidays over fears Muslim celebrations may turn into Covid-19 disaster

UK

UK Police Bracing for Anti-Lockdown Protests, Ready to Respond ‘if Required’

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020By Editor

Late last week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted that the lockdown measures had taken a major toll on the British “way of life”, but urged for a cautious lifting of the quarantine limitations in order to avoid a second spike in coronavirus cases. … Read More >UK Police Bracing for Anti-Lockdown Protests, Ready to Respond ‘if Required’

EU

500,000 Germans apply to take part in Stuttgart lockdown protest, but police RESTRICT rally to 5,000 due to ‘social distancing’

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020By Editor

The city of Stuttgart has reluctantly agreed to let a demonstration go ahead on Saturday, ordering that masks be worn on public transport and people stay apart, after dissent over the lockdown swept across Germany last weekend. … Read More >500,000 Germans apply to take part in Stuttgart lockdown protest, but police RESTRICT rally to 5,000 due to ‘social distancing’

EU

‘Current health crisis revealed ideological bankruptcy of our leaders’: Marine Le Pen slams govt as France eases quarantine

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020By Editor

The head of the French right-wing opposition party National Rally, Marine Le Pen, has blasted the government for its “series of failures” as it began to relax the Covid-19 quarantine restrictions. … Read More >‘Current health crisis revealed ideological bankruptcy of our leaders’: Marine Le Pen slams govt as France eases quarantine

Russia

Putin approves first steps for Russia to loosen coronavirus lockdown, warns regional governors to tread carefully

Posted on May 7, 2020May 7, 2020By Editor

Russia will begin to partially lift its Covid-19 lockdown from Monday when restrictions on industrial and construction businesses are removed, Sergey Sobyanin announced during a government meeting chaired by Vladimir Putin. … Read More >Putin approves first steps for Russia to loosen coronavirus lockdown, warns regional governors to tread carefully

EU

First murder hornets, now tiger mosquitos? Over half of France warned of dengue & Zika-transmitting insects just as lockdown lifts

Posted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020By Editor

Almost 65 percent of France has been placed on red alert following another invasion by the aggressive tiger mosquito, a known carrier of dengue fever, chikungunya and the Zika virus, right before the country emerges from lockdown. … Read More >First murder hornets, now tiger mosquitos? Over half of France warned of dengue & Zika-transmitting insects just as lockdown lifts