Category: lockdown

Chinese Died Under Extreme COVID-19 Lockdown Measures Without Infection

China’s northern Nangong City hasn’t announced any new COVID-19 patients since Jan. 27, but people still live under lockdown on Feb. 28. Local residents told The Epoch Times that the lockdown has meant their loved ones couldn’t receive needed medical treatment. Some have even passed away as a result. The Chinese regime has underreported cases…


Uninfected Chinese Die Under Extreme COVID-19 Lockdown Measures

China’s northern Nangong City hasn’t announced any new COVID-19 patients since Jan. 27, but people still live under lockdown on Feb. 28. Local residents told The Epoch Times that the lockdown has meant their loved ones couldn’t receive needed medical treatment. Some have even passed away as a result. The Chinese regime has underreported cases…


UK Public Finances Under ‘Enormous Strains’: Chancellor Sunak

Britain’s public finances are under “enormous strains” as a result of huge government borrowing during the CCP virus pandemic, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has said. In an interview with the Financial Times on Friday, Sunak said he will “level with people” about the challenge when he delivers the budget on Wednesday….


CCP Virus Lockdown Interferes With Fundamental Human Rights: UK Conservative

The lockdown measures adopted to contain the CCP virus have interfered with fundamental human rights, a senior British Conservative politician told NTD. Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs, welcomed the UK government’s plan to take the country out of the ongoing national lockdown, calling it a “step forward.” But…


Nearly 70,000 CCP Virus Lockdown Fines Handed out in England and Wales

British police have handed out nearly 70,000 fines in England and Wales for breaches of CCP virus restrictions since the pandemic began, new figures show. Statistics released by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) on Thursday show that police in England and Wales issued a total of 68,952 fixed penalty notices for lockdown breaches up…


UK Lowers CCP Virus Alert Level as Pressure on Hospitals Recedes

The chief medical officers of all four nations of the United Kingdom agreed on Thursday to lower the CCP virus alert level from level five to level four, citing the receding threat to health services. The decision was reached “following advice from the Joint Biosecurity Centre and in the light of the most recent data,”…


UK Government Defends Asking Secondary Pupils to Wear Masks in Classrooms

The British government has defended its recommendation that secondary school pupils should wear face coverings inside classrooms when they return to school next month, a move that has attracted criticism from parents and lawmakers. “We are recommending that secondary school pupils wear face coverings in classrooms as a temporary measure until Easter to provide additional…


Summer Catch-Up Lessons Planned for Schools in England

The British government has announced a £700 million ($989 million) package to help pupils in England catch up on lost learning during the CCP virus pandemic, including provisions for secondary schools to offer students face-to-face lessons during the summer holidays. Schools in England were closed for four months last year during the first CCP (Chinese…


China Insider: Thousands Protest Long-Term Lockdown in China’s Virus Hotspot

Gaocheng district of Shijiazhuang city, Hebei Province, is one of the hotspots of the latest COVID-19 resurgence in China. The district of roughly 800,000 people has been under strict lockdown since early January.


Slow Lockdown Exit ‘Hammer Blow’ to Economy: UK Conservatives

Some British lawmakers in the ruling Conservative party have criticised the government’s plan to take the country out of the ongoing CCP virus lockdown, saying its slow pace will cause unnecessary further damage to the economy. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday set out his “roadmap” out of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus…