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Lockdown imposed on millions of children as Philippines battles soaring Covid cases

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

The Philippines government has issued a stay-at-home order for millions of children aged five to 17, just weeks after Manila lifted a ban on minors at public gatherings, as the country battles soaring Covid cases. … Read More >Lockdown imposed on millions of children as Philippines battles soaring Covid cases

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Australia’s New South Wales declares ‘national emergency’ as state enters stricter lockdown following 136 new Covid cases

Posted on July 26, 2021July 26, 2021By Editor

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is headed for yet another week of lockdown, as it announced a “national emergency” on the heels of 136 new coronavirus infections – a daily record so far for 2021. … Read More >Australia’s New South Wales declares ‘national emergency’ as state enters stricter lockdown following 136 new Covid cases

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NSW health official tells Australians to refrain from TALKING to people to blunt spread of Covid-19

Posted on July 21, 2021July 21, 2021By Editor

With Sydney still in lockdown amid a handful of new Covid-19 cases, the top health official for New South Wales has called for a new level of social-distancing inhumanity: not having conversations with other people. … Read More >NSW health official tells Australians to refrain from TALKING to people to blunt spread of Covid-19

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Australian state of Victoria to enter its fifth lockdown amid Delta Covid threat

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021By Editor

State Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that Victoria is to be put into its fifth lockdown and placed under stay-at-home orders for five days to quell a surge in coronavirus cases. … Read More >Australian state of Victoria to enter its fifth lockdown amid Delta Covid threat

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Sydney’s lockdown extended for another two weeks as restrictions fail to bring down Covid infections

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021By Editor

The Australian authorities have elected to extend a lockdown in the country’s largest city as the infection tally from the latest outbreak nears 900 and initial restrictions fail to deliver the intended impact. … Read More >Sydney’s lockdown extended for another two weeks as restrictions fail to bring down Covid infections

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Sydney faces further lockdown extension as Australia reports 77 new cases in NSW & first Covid-19 death this year

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021By Editor

New South Wales’ premier has warned residents to brace for a lockdown extension as the state struggles to contain a growing outbreak of Covid-19. A woman in her 90s died as the state recorded another daily record of 77 cases. … Read More >Sydney faces further lockdown extension as Australia reports 77 new cases in NSW & first Covid-19 death this year

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Australians warned there’s worse to come as locally transmitted Covid-19 cases surge in Greater Sydney area

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021By Editor

A top official in New South Wales, Australia has sounded the alarm over the recent local coronavirus infection surge. The rise in cases has prompted even stricter rules for the lockdown in Sydney. … Read More >Australians warned there’s worse to come as locally transmitted Covid-19 cases surge in Greater Sydney area

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Sydney residents made to carry ID to prove they’re within 10km of home while exercising during lockdown

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

Residents in Australia’s Greater Sydney area are now required to carry identification while outside exercising, so that police can stop them and check whether they are more than 10 kilometers from their home. … Read More >Sydney residents made to carry ID to prove they’re within 10km of home while exercising during lockdown

China brings back lockdown in city bordering Myanmar amid fourth wave of Covid-19 infections

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021By Editor

Lockdown restrictions have been imposed for a third time in a Chinese city near the border with Myanmar amid a resurgence of Covid-19 and the emergence of the Delta variant. … Read More >China brings back lockdown in city bordering Myanmar amid fourth wave of Covid-19 infections

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Sydney extends Covid lockdown for another week after New South Wales detects 27 new cases of ‘game changer’ Delta variant

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021By Editor

Australia’s most populous city will undergo another week of lockdown after 27 new infections linked to the more contagious ‘Delta variant’ were discovered, forcing many of Sydney’s five million residents to remain at home. … Read More >Sydney extends Covid lockdown for another week after New South Wales detects 27 new cases of ‘game changer’ Delta variant