The city of Miami Beach declared a curfew from Thursday until Monday in response to gun violence and raucous spring break crowds that have stretched public services beyond their capacity to respond, officials said on Monday. Five people were hospitalized in two separate shootings over the weekend, as larger-than-usual crowds have swarmed the island just…
Quebec Public Health Solicited Help to Justify Second Curfew Just Hours Before Announcement, Emails Show
A series of emails obtained by Radio-Canada revealed that Quebec’s former public health director was looking for scientific explanations to justify imposing a curfew mere hours before the province announced on Dec. 30, 2021, that it would enforce the measure on New Year’s Eve. It was the second curfew in Quebec since the pandemic began….
Curfews Have a Dark History: No Wonder People Are Resisting Them in the Pandemic
Over Christmas, the Canadian province of Quebec imposed a curfew on its citizens. This curfew, like lockdowns, mask mandates and other restrictions, was aimed at stemming the latest omicron-fuelled pandemic tide. Starting on New Year’s Eve, the curfew required citizens to be at home between 10pm and 5am. Though curfews have not been a hot…
Curfews Return in Spain as Infections Soar in Young People
MADRID—Spanish regions are bringing back curfews as well as restrictions on socializing and nightlife after a sharp rise in coronavirus infections. Catalonia and Valencia, two Mediterranean coast regions with major virus outbreaks, are limiting social gatherings to 10 people and restoring late night restrictions on all activities, while the northern region of Asturias on Monday…
Miami’s South Beach Confronts Disastrous Spring Break
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Florida’s famed South Beach is desperately seeking a new image. With more than 1,000 arrests and nearly 100 gun seizures already during this year’s spring break season, officials are thinking it may finally be time to cleanse the neighborhood of its law-breaking, party-all-night vibe. The move comes after years of increasingly stringent measures—banning…
Netherlands Sees Biggest Daily Jump in Coronavirus Cases Since Early January: ANP
AMSTERDAM—Coronavirus cases in the Netherlands jumped by around 7,400 in the past 24 hours, marking the biggest increase since early January, Dutch Justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus told the national news agency ANP on Friday. Infections were around 20 percent higher on Friday than a week earlier, while the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals increased…
131 Arrested on ‘Calmer’ Night During Dutch COVID-19 Curfew
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Dutch police said Wednesday that the fourth night of the Netherlands’ coronavirus curfew passed more peacefully than the previous three nights marred by rioting. Even so, officers arrested 131 people, mainly for public order offenses and incitement. “It was calmer around the curfew on Tuesday night than the days before,” police said in…
Dutch Propose Curfew to Rein in Virus; Will Ban More Flights
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—The Dutch government wants to impose a curfew as part of beefed-up restrictions to rein in the spread of a new more contagious virus variant that already accounts for at least one in 10 Dutch infections. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Wednesday that his government also will ban flights from the UK, South Africa,…
Montreal Mayor Wants Homeless Exempted From Curfew in Wake of Innu Man’s Death
Montreal’s mayor is calling on the provincial government to exempt homeless people from the provincewide pandemic curfew. Valerie Plante made the request today following the weekend death of Raphael “Napa” Andre, a 51-year-old Innu man found dead in a portable toilet not far from a homeless shelter he frequented. Andre often spent time at a…
France Starts 6 p.m. Curfew to Slow Coronavirus
PARIS—Cities, towns, and villages across France were practically empty on Saturday as residents stayed home and businesses shut to observe a nationwide curfew intended to help stem the spread of coronavirus, especially a more infectious variant. The virus has killed 70,000 people in France, the seventh highest toll in the world, and the government is…
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