Coronavirus lockdown
New Zealand ends snap virus lockdown in largest city
The stay-at-home order for the city of almost two million was issued on Sunday after three community cases emerged, the first lockdown in Auckland for almost...
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Almost 900,000 new podcasts launched worldwide in 2020
According to New York-based Chartable, a total of 885,262 new podcasts were launched worldwide in 2020, almost triple the 318,517 new offerings the year before.
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Uganda to reopen schools, acquire COVID-19 vaccines
Cabinet had 'approved the recommendations for reopening educational institutions' to all students, spokesman Dennis Katungi said.
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Lebanon enters full lockdown to stem virus uptick
The lockdown, ordered after some hospitals started to run out of intensive care beds, includes a 24-hour curfew until January 25.
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World marks locked-down New Year's Eve
From Sydney to Rome, firework displays, pyre burnings and live performances will be watched online or on television -- if they have not been cancelled altogether.
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Israel announces third nationwide virus lockdown
Israelis will be barred from travelling more than one kilometre (1,000 yards or so) from their homes and businesses will be closed except for deliveries.
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COVID-19 surge: We’re not off the hook, warns WC Premier Winde
The Garden Route is an infection hotspot but it managed to avoid a return to stricter lockdown regulations.
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WC govt to ask national govt to lift travel ban
Finance and Economic Opportunities MEC David Maynier said that their immediate focus was on kick-starting the domestic tourism sector.
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Zimbabwe mulls tightening lockdown as COVID-19 infections rise
The number of confirmed cases is now more than 1,000 with 19 dead, far fewer than in South Africa but the signs are ominous.
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Nigeria eases school, travel bans as virus cases mount
The latest moves come as Africa's most populous nation continues to register a steady rise in new cases, with 24,567 infections and 565 deaths recorded so far.
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Senegal to lift curfew, allow international flights
In a televised speech, Sall pointed to the economic fallout of the pandemic, saying that growth in the impoverished country would slow "from to 6.8% to 1.1% or even less".
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Some lessons learned as world approaches 10 million coronavirus cases
While there is still no simple answer to that question, a lot has changed in the six months since an entirely new coronavirus began sweeping the globe.
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Tunisia relaxes curfew with virus outbreak slowing
President Kais Saied has cut the curfew hours to 11 pm to 5 am instead of 8 pm to 6 am, state news agency TAP reported, 10 days after the start of a gradual reopening of the bureaucracy and economy.
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Nearly 600,000 Australians lose jobs as virus lockdown bites
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said 100,000 people filed for unemployment benefits, while a further 500,000 left the workforce altogether.
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Queen Elizabeth determined to return to work soon
The 94-year-old monarch has stepped back from public duties and is quarantining at Windsor Castle with her husband Prince Philip.
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UK's COVID-19 death toll tops 38,000, worst in Europe
While different ways of counting make comparisons with other countries difficult, the figure confirmed Britain was among those hit worst by a pandemic that has killed more than 285,000 worldwide.
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Senegal president eases virus lockdown
Mosques will be reopened for prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, and churches will also be allowed to accept worshippers.
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6 ways to protect human rights during lockdown – according to the UN
In a new report, the UN sets out six key human rights messages that it says must be central to an effective response to the pandemic.
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Italy begins to emerge from world's longest nationwide lockdown
Four million people -- an estimated 72% of them men -- will return to their construction sites and factories as the economically and emotionally shattered country tries to get back to work.
