Tag: Lockdown
Strict Lockdown Likely In Areas Violating Covid SOP In Srinagar
As new cases continue to mount in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city, authorities said on Monday strict lockdown will be imposed in areas where people continue to violate Covid standard operating procedures (SOP). ....
Sydney Announces 'Freedom Day' After 106 Days In Lockdown
As Sydney, capital of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), exited its 106-day lockdown, residents on Monday re-emerged to celebrate the long-awaited "Freedom Day". ....
Thousands Tested For Covid As Shanghai Disneyland In Snap Lockdown
A single confirmed case sent Shanghai Disneyland park, and its adjacent shopping district, Disneytown, into a snap lockdown Sunday evening, CNN reported. ....
Chinese City Under Lockdown Runs Out Of Supplies
Some residents in the Chinese city of Xi'an, where a lockdown has been enforced in the wake of an ongoing Covid-19 resurgence, have said that they do not have enough food, even as officials insist there are adequate supplies, the BBC reported.....
WHO Recommends Countries To Ease Covid Measures 'in A Steady, Slow Way'
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries that are starting to lift Covid-19 measures to do so in a steady and slow way, as recent data have shown a sharp increase in coronavirus-related deaths around the world. ....
China: Shanghai To Screen 16 Million People In 2nd Phase Of Lockdown
Shanghai will launch a Covid-19 nucleic acid testing campaign in areas west of the Huangpu River starting from Friday amid the second phase of the city's nine-day lockdown, an official announced on Thursday. ....
Shanghai Lockdown Could Be Particularly Costly For China
The nine-day Covid lockdown in Shanghai could turn out to be particularly costly for China, the BBC reported. ....
China: Beijing Begins Mass Testing Of Millions Of Residents After Covid Spike
Beijing has kicked off mass testing for millions of residents in the Chinese capital after a spike in Covid cases,a media report said on Monday. ....
Chinese Currency Declining Rapidly As Economy Falters
The Chinese currency is declining rapidly as the world's second largest economy falters under the weight of Covid restrictions, CNN reported. ....
Pakistan's Punjab Govt To Impose Lockdown On Sundays To Conserve Energy
Pakistan's Punjab provincial government has decided to impose a complete lockdown in its provincial capital Lahore on Sundays on all kinds of business activities in a bid to conserve energy and reducing power outages. ....
