Category: lockdown

Liverpool Fan Creates Liver Bird Floor Mosaic out of 25,000 Beer Bottle Caps for Bar Floor

A Liverpool FC-mad dad has transformed his summer house bar floor into a mosaic of the club’s Liver bird crest with 25,000 beer bottle caps. Steve Longley, 36, roped in his daughter, Abbie, 9, to help with the project which took 112 hours to complete and nine months just to collect all the tops needed….


UK to Trial COVID-Status Certification in Domestic Settings

The UK government said on Monday that “COVID-status certification” will be tested in domestic settings so that CCP virus restrictions can be eased more safely. At a press briefing held in Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that all shops, gyms, hairdressers, and outdoor hospitality areas in England will be reopened next week following…


Italy Enters Strict 3-Day Lockdown Over Easter

ROME—Italy has entered a three-day strict nationwide lockdown to deter Easter travel and in a move the government said was to help prevent new surges of the coronavirus. Even though the rate of infections is coming down, the Health Ministry placed all regions into the strictest “red zone” lockdown through Monday as a precaution. The…


Every Customer to Sign in When Outdoor Hospitality Reopens in England

When bars and restaurants in England reopen outdoors on April 12, they are required to ask every visitor aged 16 and over to sign in, among other rules. Hospitality trade bodies said the industry is “dismayed” at the reopening restrictions. Venues will be required to ask all customers and visitors to provide their names and contact details, either…


‘Easter Is Good to Go’: Premier Lifts Brisbane Lockdown From Noon

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has declared that “Easter is good to go” with the most severe lockdown restrictions due to end at 12 p.m. local time on Thursday, the day before the Easter holidays begin. “After discussions … the lockdown will be lifted from 12 noon today,” Palaszczuk told reporters on Thursday. The premier hopes…


London Police ‘Acted Appropriately’ at Sarah Everard Vigil: Watchdog

London police acted appropriately at a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard earlier this month, an independent watchdog said on Tuesday. The Metropolitan police drew public criticisms after officers clashed with and tackled to the ground protesters gathered at a memorial for the murdered woman at Clapham Common, London, on March 13, defying the government’s CCP (Chinese…


Melbourne Public Housing Residents File Class Action Against ‘Human Rights’ Breach

Public housing residents in Melbourne are suing the Victorian government for allegations of assault and negligence that occurred during the two-week lockdown in July 2020. The claim, which was filed (pdf) in the Victorian Supreme Court on March 19, claims that residents were deprived of access to fresh air, exercise, and occupational activities during the…


England Lockdown Eased to Allow Outdoor Meet-Ups

Groups of six people or two households are now allowed to meet outside in England as the CCP virus lockdown rules are eased. The “Stay at Home” rule ends on Monday, allowing outdoor sports facilities such as tennis courts, golf courses, and open air swimming pools to reopen. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson reminded the…


Brisbane Under Another Three-Day Lockdown After Recording Four Local Cases

Greater Brisbane has been ordered into another three-day lockdown from 5 pm today after four locally acquired cases of the highly-infectious UK strain of the CCP virus were recorded in Queensland overnight. The four cases include two colleagues of a man from Strathpine; a nurse who worked in a COVID ward, and her sister. One…


UK Eases Lockdown but Nervously Eyes European Virus Surge

LONDON—Britain is taking another small step out of lockdown as it looks nervously at a new virus surge inundating its European neighbours. With UK coronavirus vaccination rates outstripping those of European Union nations, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is easing the stark “stay at home” message that has curtailed everyday life—and kept the virus in check—for…