Tag: Lockdown
Ho Muslim Community pledges to peace
The leadership of the Muslim Community in Ho has pledged to peace in addressing the selection of a Regional Chief Imam.
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Philippine mall under lockdown as police engaged in shoot-out outside
dpa/GNA – A shoot-out between police and suspected drug dealers erupted on Wednesday outside a busy shopping mall in the Philippine capital, sending...
Israeli Cabinet imposes curfew for festive Jewish holiday of Purim
dpa/GNA - A night-time lockdown is set to begin in Israel later on Wednesday, when the festive Jewish holiday of Purim begins, another...
Despite lockdown, Greece records unexpectedly high virus case count
dpa/GNA - Greek health authorities are trying to figure out why coronavirus case counts are spiking after the country entered a tighter lockdown.
Data...
PM announces “roadmap” exiting lockdown in England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday that schools in England will reopen from March 8 as part of the "roadmap" to ease the...
Germany’s return to school collides with stalling Covid progress
dpa/GNA - Most of Germany's states began sending children back to school on Monday following their longest period of lockdown yet, in a move...
Ireland facing at least two more months of lockdown – PM
dpa/GNA - Almost two months into Ireland's third coronavirus lockdown, Prime Minister Micheal Martin said the country "is looking at a continuation of...
Switzerland set to start lifting Covid-19 curbs on March 1
dpa/GNA - Switzerland plans to reopen shops, museums, zoos and amusement parks at the start of March as a first step out of...
British PM plans ‘cautious but irreversible’ path out of lockdown
dpa/GNA - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday laid out a cautious timetable for easing coronavirus restrictions over the coming months, pledging...
Lockdown extended in Israel
dpa/GNA - Israel has extended a three-week-old lockdown in the coronavirus pandemic, the prime minister's office and the health ministry said in a...
Israel records most virus deaths during past month despite lockdown
dpa/GNA - The past month of Israel's third lockdown has been the worst in terms of Covid-19 related deaths, official data showed on...
Ghanaian traders express worry over looming lockdown
Some traders in parts of Accra have reacted differently towards the possibility of a second lockdown as Covid-19 cases continue to rise in the...
Merkel, premiers to extend lockdown as Germany braces for new strains
dpa/GNA - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the nation's 16 state premiers are expected to extend an ongoing coronavirus lockdown in talks on...
Separatists impose lockdown to disrupt CHAN in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone regions
There was renewed fighting early Monday in Cameroon's English-speaking region of Southwest as armed separatists began imposing a 10-day lockdown to disrupt the Africa...
Ghana may force another lockdown if necessary – Akufo-Addo
Government will be compelled to put the country under a lockdown if Ghanaians do not adhere strictly to protocols to curb the spread of...
German caseload passes 2 million mark amid talk of tougher lockdown
dpa/GNA - The number of coronavirus infections confirmed in Germany so far rose to over 2 million on Friday, as concerns over mutant...
German manufacturing sector resilient amid renewed lockdown
dpa/GNA – Germany's key manufacturing sector withstood the launch of a renewed coronavirus lockdown in November with trade and industrial production data beating...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigns in protest over Capitol violence
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced her resignation on Thursday in protest over chaos and violence that overran Capitol Hill a day earlier.
In...
Venezuela to implement seven-day hard lockdown to slow coronavirus
dpa/GNA - Venezuela will implement a week of hard lockdown starting on Monday to slow down the spread of the new coronavirus, Vice...
Europol: Online child abuse rose during pandemic
The number of cases of online child abuse have significantly risen during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the European police body Europol.
Perpetrators are seeking...
Decline in number of coronavirus cases in Iran after lockdown
dpa/GNA – In Iran, a one-month lockdown has led to a decrease in the number of coronavirus cases.
"We must now try to stabilize...
Israel to enter third partial coronavirus lockdown on Sunday
Israelis will be placed under a third partial lockdown from Sunday due to rising coronavirus case numbers.
The restrictions are to begin on Sunday afternoon...
Nicaragua frees more than 1,000 prison inmates ahead of Christmas
Nicaragua has freed 1,004 prison inmates in the run-up to Christmas, Vice President Rosario Murillo announced on Friday.
Nicaragua regularly releases prisoners around certain public...
Northern Ireland to have a six-week lockdown after Christmas
A six-week lockdown is to be imposed in Northern Ireland on December 26 in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus.
The Northern Ireland...
Nigerian state not ruling out new lockdown amid COVID-19 surge
Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna on Saturday warned that it may impose another lockdown on the state considering the recent increase in cases of...
Online Shopping Leapfrogs Five Years Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic
New users, frequency and preference skyrocket
57% of recent online shoppers were new since the onset of COVID-19
As we experience the first-ever Black Friday...
British PM warns of new year lockdown if rules not observed
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday warned of a potential third strict lockdown in the new year if Britain eased off restrictions.
"If we...
Malaysia sets daily virus cases record but death toll remains low
Malaysia recorded 1,884 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, the Health Ministry announced, the most of any day since the virus emerged.
Two...
Britain’s Johnson in isolation after contact with infected lawmaker
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was self-isolating late Sunday, after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for the coronavirus.
"I...
S. Africa experiences crime decline due to lockdown
South Africa experienced some decline in many different crimes between July and September because of the national lockdown meant to combat COVID-19, said South...