Since the start of COVID-19, North Korea has adopted the most stringent lockdown globally, further intensifying its economic difficulties. Reports suggest an increased number of army deserters, an inability to print money, and a lack of food and medical supplies. North Korea’s worsened living conditions may force it to open its borders to China and…
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What does pandemic-driven lockdown mean for someone living in China? For some, it could end in 7 months under strict stay-at-home measures, and being forced to get government approval in order to leave. China reduces its international passenger flights by over 20 percent for the coming season. Some say that’s to prevent virus transmission in…
200-Day Lockdown, No Subsidies, Chinese Workers Devastated
October 29, 2021
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Workers in Ruili, China’s gateway to Burma (also known as Myanmar) in Yunnan Province, are not just rattled, they are devastated, as they lose their livelihoods because of a prolonged COVID-19 lockdown. Some said both their hopes and savings have been drained since the city started its restrictions in late March. “I filled out a…
7-Month COVID-19 Lockdown Leaves a Chinese City Devastated
Workers in China’s gateway to Burma (also known as Myanmar) in Yunnan Province are devastated as they lose their livelihoods because of a prolonged COVID-19 lockdown. Some said both their hopes and savings have been drained since the city started its restrictions in late March. “I filled out a lot of [application] forms but only…
Russian Capital Locks Down Amid Rise in COVID-19 Infections
The Russian capital will be placed under a partial lockdown for the first time since June 2020 as the country reports a rising wave of COVID-19 infections and deaths, authorities announced on Thursday. During Moscow’s partial lockdown, only shops that sell food, medicine, and other key infrastructure are allowed to operate. All non-essential services like…
‘Mindboggling’: $350M Spent by Melburnians in First 3 Days of Lockdown’s End
Sales data from one of Australia’s big four banks showed Melburnians spent more than $350 million in the first three days of lockdown’s end as the state emerges from the world’s longest lockdown. According to data compiled by the National Australia Bank (NAB), eftpos terminal use in Melbourne increased 20 percent on Friday, Saturday and…
UK Finance Chief Rules out More COVID-19 Lockdowns
Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out more COVID-19 lockdowns, saying in a newspaper interview that there must not be a return to “significant economic restrictions.” In an interview with The Times of London published on Saturday, Sunak, the chancellor of the Exchequer, said that Britain is in a different phase of battling the…
Austrian Chancellor Threatens to Lock Down the Unvaccinated if Cases Rise
People in Austria who chose to not get a CCP virus vaccine face being locked down at home if the number of severe COVID-19 hospitalizations in the nation continues to climb. Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced on Friday that if the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs) reaches 600, people who did…
UK Government Rejects Calls to Reintroduce COVID-19 Restrictions
The UK government has rejected calls for COVID-19 restrictions to be reintroduced, saying that the number of hospital admissions and deaths are much lower than at the beginning of this year. Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents the whole health care system in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, on Tuesday urged…
Melbourne to Scale Back World’s Longest COVID-19 Lockdowns
Melbourne, Australia, has announced plans to lift stay-at-home orders this week as the state’s vaccination rate is set to reach 70 percent this week. The scaled-back restrictions come as the city has become known as the home of the world’s longest COVID-19 restrictions, totaling 262 days over the course of six separate lockdowns since March…
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