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At COVID ‘breaking point’ Malaysia imposes ’emergency’, lockdown | Coronavirus pandemic News
Malaysia announced a state of emergency on Tuesday morning, suspending parliament and state legislatures, hours before millions of Malaysians were set to go back into lockdown following a surge in coronavirus cases that threatened to overwhelm the country’s public health system. A statement from the royal palace said the king had agreed to a declaration …
COVID-19: NHS at breaking point and public ‘not listening’ to lockdown, warns top doctor | UK News
The NHS is “breaking in front of us” as people fail to obey lockdown rules, and hospitals may soon be too short of staff to keep their patients safe, a leading doctor has warned. Dr Zudin Puthucheary, council member of the Intensive Care Society and a critical care consultant, told Sky News he was “scared …
It’s lockdown No. 3 for England, at least six weeks at home
LONDON (AP) — England is entering a third national lockdown that will last at least six weeks, as authorities struggle to stem a surge in COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals around the U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a tough new stay-at-home order for England that takes effect at midnight Tuesday and …
UK health minister does not rule out new national lockdown
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock, speaks on further restrictions to be put in place due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at a news conference inside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain December 23, 2020. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – The number of COVID-19 infections is rising fast in some …
2,500 revellers break coronavirus restrictions to attend illegal French rave
Issued on: 02/01/2021 – 08:02 Some 2,500 partygoers attended an illegal New Year’s Eve rave in northwestern France, violently clashing with police who failed to stop it and sparking concern the underground event could spread the coronavirus, authorities said Friday. The revellers had set up the illegal rave in Lieuron, south of Rennes in Brittany, …
The reasons these Londoners gave for breaking Tier 4 lockdown restrictions over Christmas
When Tier 4 restrictions were unexpectedly announced on December 19, the Christmas plans of millions were thrown into disarray. While the majority of people cancelled their plans, some certainly didn’t and decided to break the rules anyway. That very evening people fled the city in their thousands and London’s stations were thronged with people escaping …
This COVID Christmas, Australians are turning to technology to keep traditions alive
For many, tomorrow’s COVID Christmas will be a time of muddling through video calls and figuring out ways to see friends and family who are stuck elsewhere. Countries where many Australians have family are in lockdown, while several Australian states and territories have shut their borders to Sydneysiders. But if 2020 has been a year …
‘Nightmare’ Australia Housing Lockdown Called Breach of Human Rights
MELBOURNE, Australia — The sudden lockdown this summer of nine public housing towers in Melbourne that left 3,000 people without adequate food and medication and access to fresh air during the city’s second coronavirus wave breached human rights laws, an investigation found. The report, released on Thursday by the ombudsman in the state of Victoria, …
Experts question idea Christmas lockdown would fuel rule-breaking | World news
Behavioural experts and government advisers have challenged the idea that tightening rules at Christmas would reduce compliance and fuel rule-breaking. Provided the government explained the rationale for any change in the rules, and didn’t punish anyone who failed to comply, most people would adjust their Christmas plans, experts said – particularly if they were offered …
Biden picks Becerra as health secretary as Covid numbers send California into lockdown – live updates | US news
As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, US health experts hope Joe Biden’s administration will put in place something Donald Trump’s has not, even after ten months of the pandemic: a comprehensive national testing strategy. Such a strategy, they say, could systematically check more people for infections and spot surges before they take off. The health experts …
