Australia: Sydney extends Covid lockdown to entire city
“From 6 pm today all of Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and…
Melbourne lockdown extended as authorities claim Kappa variant an ‘absolute beast’
Five million Melbourne residents were due to exit a seven-day lockdown just before midnight Thursday,…
UK accused of slyly imposing local lockdowns
The British government has been accused of introducing local lockdowns by stealth after it introduced…
Free at last to hug and party: UK reopens for business
Friends will hug, pints will be pulled and swathes of the British economy will reopen…
Germany faces lockdown until June as curbs fail to push down cases
Germany’s coronavirus infection rate rose at the weekend despite stricter restrictions as Finance Minister Olaf…
Fresh lockdown in Australia’s Perth after virus escapes quarantine hotel
Australia has been among the world’s most successful countries in containing the pandemic, with fewer…
Millions of pints poured as England reopens pubs after six months of strict lockdown
England has been living under strict lockdown rules for six months, since November, as Britain…
English shops and pub gardens reopen in ‘major step’ to freedom
England’s shops, hairdressers, gyms and pub gardens will reopen on Monday in what Prime Minister…
Britain still reluctant to reopen international travel amid fears of COVID variants
Britons will have to wait a little longer before booking summer holidays amid fears of COVID…
France: Public furore over claims that the nation’s political elite dine at ‘secret restaurants’ during lockdown
A report by a French television channel alleging “clandestine” luxury dinners in Paris despite the…