- 22 November, 2024
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Dutch PM Rutte: Netherlands will go into lockdown from Sunday
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands will go into a new lockdown from Sunday morning to try to limit COVID-19 infections because of the Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Mark…
Dutch health experts advise a full lockdown to slow Omicron -media
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The health experts advising the Netherlands' government on COVID-19 strategy have recommended the country go into a "strict" lockdown, Dutch media reported on Friday, just days after a…
New COVID Variant Omicron Triggers Global Alarm
The discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed to suspend travel from southern Africa and stock markets on both sides of…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Hungary reports record daily COVID-19 cases
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary reported a record 12,637 new daily COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1.045 million with 33,519 deaths, a government tally showed on Wednesday. Hungary, a country…
Germany’s Merkel urges tougher measures to battle 4th wave of COVID
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's acting Chancellor Angela Merkel told leaders of her conservative party that measures being taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Europe's biggest economy were insufficient…
Beijing city imposes COVID restrictions on conferences, events
BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities in Beijing city imposed new curbs on conferences and events after confirming on Thursday six locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including individuals who had attended conferences in…
China urges families to keep stocks of daily necessities ahead of winter
By Brenda Goh and Dominique Patton SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government has told families to keep daily necessities in stock in case of emergencies, after COVID-19 outbreaks and unusually…
Two northern Chinese areas enforce lockdown in COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) -China reported nine new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Oct. 18, the highest daily tally since the end of September, with the latest outbreak prompting two northern border…
Chinese city imposes travel curbs, closes public venues in new COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) -A city in China's southeastern province of Fujian has closed cinemas and gyms, sealed off some entries and exits to highways and told residents not to leave town…
Pentagon under lockdown after ‘shooting incident’
Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): The Pentagon on Tuesday (local time) was locked down with no personnel allowed outside due to a "shooting incident" outside the building, according to a…
Hundreds of flights cancelled, strict COVID curbs imposed amid new outbreak in Southern China
Beijing [China], June 20 (ANI): Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and part of a city is under lockdown in Southern China as the province of Guangdong witnesses a rise…
Cherry harvesting begins in Kashmir Valley after Covid restrictions relaxed
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 15 (ANI): Following relaxation in lockdown rules, the harvesting of the cherry crop is in full swing in the Kashmir valley. As the pandemic…
