BERLIN—Germany is extending its lockdown until April 18 and calling on citizens to stay at home for five days over the Easter holidays to try to break a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said early on Tuesday. In talks that ran deep into the night, Merkel pushed the leaders of Germany’s…
Germany’s Merkel Banks on Easter Circuit-Breaker to Combat ‘New Pandemic’
Video: Hollywood’s Agenda and the New Hollywood Movement—Interview With Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman
While Hollywood has been dealing with pushback from its political agendas and reeling from the financial impact of the virus lockdowns, a new Hollywood has been quietly growing from independent filmmakers. To learn more about this, we sat down for an interview with filmmakers Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman, of “God’s Not Dead” and “Unplanned.”…
UK Shopper Numbers Edge Higher as End of Restrictions Nears
LONDON—The number of people heading out to shops across Britain rose by 0.5 percent in the week to March 20 from a week earlier, the eighth rise in nine weeks despite a national lockdown, market researcher Springboard said on Monday. It said shopper numbers, or footfall, climbed 4 percent on UK high streets, but fell…
Paris Goes Into Lockdown as COVID-19 Variant Rampages
PARIS—France imposed a month-long lockdown on Paris and parts of the north after a faltering vaccine rollout and spread of highly contagious coronavirus variants forced President Emmanuel Macron to shift course. Since late January, when he defied the calls of scientists and some in his government to lock the country down, Macron has said he…
UK Reports Highest February Borrowing Since Records Began
The UK government is estimated to have borrowed £19.1 billion ($26.6 billion) last month, the highest for February since monthly records began in 1993. The borrowing figure is £17.6 billion ($24.5 billion), more than that of February 2020, according to new data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday. In February 2021,…
Victoria Crime Statistics Show Lockdown Impacts
There were 37,505 breaches of coronavirus health orders in Victoria last year and a nine per cent increase in family violence incidents, new crime statistics show. Overall, the number of recorded offences in the state increased by 2.3 per cent to almost 550,000 during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the virus-related offences occurred between April…
A Restaurateur’s Reflections of an Industry Battered by Pandemic Guidelines
March 15, 2021
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Commentary As Orange County eateries begin reopening their doors for indoor dining, a Newport Beach restaurateur is reflecting on “inhumane” treatment of the industry during the pandemic. Newport Beach Councilmember Noah Blöm said state-mandated closures have led restaurant owners to become disillusioned as “many people that weren’t ready to retire or would’ve never thought about…
MPs Cite ‘Serious Concerns’ Over England Lockdown Exit Clarity
The UK government needs to provide transparent criteria for lifting lockdowns, says a report by a committee of MPs that cites “serious concerns” about lack of clarity. “For the Government to build public confidence, it is absolutely vital that it is open on how it reaches its decisions and the data underpinning them,” MP William…
Video: Live Q&A: Study Shows Lockdowns Changed Little; States Present Contrasting Models for Reopening
Research from John Hopkins Center for Health Security shows that whether states implemented harsh lockdown measures or stayed open may have had little impact on the toll of the virus. The research comes as states are debating on models for reopening, as some are bringing about full reopenings while others are beginning to require vaccine…
Most of Italy to Enter Lockdown as Nation Faces ‘New Wave’ of CCP Virus Outbreak
Most of Italy’s 20 regions, including the regions surrounding the cities of Rome and Milan, are entering another round of lockdown that could last until Easter, in order to curb the spread of the CCP virus, which causes the COVID-19 disease. A year after Italy became the first in Europe to suffer a major CCP (Chinese Communist…
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