Category: lockdown

UK Police Break up 400-Person Wedding Party Held at London Jewish School

British police broke up a wedding party held at a Jewish school in London on Thursday evening, which was attended by around 400 people in breach of CCP virus restrictions. The Metropolitan Police said it received a call at 21.14 GMT on Thursday, reporting a large gathering at a school in Egerton Road, Stamford Hill,…


UK Police Break up Wedding Party Held at London Jewish School

British police broke up a wedding party held at a Jewish school in London on Thursday evening, which was attended by around 150 people in breach of CCP virus restrictions. The Metropolitan Police said it received a call at 21.14 GMT on Thursday, reporting a large gathering at a school in Egerton Road, Stamford Hill,…


Partygoers in England to Face £800 Fines for CCP Virus Breach

The UK government has announced a new £800 ($1,096) fine for people who attend house parties in breach of CCP virus restrictions. The fine, which will be introduced next week, will apply to those who attend illegal gatherings of more than 15 people in homes, Home Secretary Priti Patel announced on Thursday at a press…


COVID-19 Epidemic Ravaging Northeast China, Villages Evacuated, Livestock and Crops Left Behind

China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province has officially reported 448 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 18 but the public believes that the actual situation is much worse than the official data. Wangkui County is the epicenter of the outbreak in the province. The situation is getting more severe, residents have told The Epoch Times. Local governments are…


Seeking Exercise During Lockdown, Walkers Are Damaging Crops in England

With exercise restricted in England by lockdown laws, some walkers are inadvertently damaging crops as they eschew public footpaths churned into mud by unprecedented footfall, according to a rural business group. The solution, according to the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), is simple: put on a pair of wellies. “It is perfectly natural, in times…


Germany Extends Existing Lockdown Until February

Germany will extend its ongoing lockdown measures until Feb. 14 amid fears of a new virus variant and continued attempts to bring infection rates down. The existing lockdown was supposed to expire at the end of the month. German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with the country’s state leaders on Jan. 19 to keep most “non-essential”…


Locals in Chinese City Claim Authorities Are Concealing the Severity of COVID-19 Outbreak

The severity of the recent surge of COVID-19 infections in Qiqihar, the second largest city in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang Province, has been concealed by officials, locals say. The Epoch Times interviewed Qiqihar residents on Jan. 18 and learned that the city has been locked down since last week, and many residential buildings were sealed off…


Washington Under Lockdown: A Tour of the Capitol Under Military Watch

The nation’s Capitol is under military lockdown ahead of the Jan 20 presidential inauguration. Join Crossroads host Joshua Philipp for a live tour of Washington, D.C., joined by war correspondent Michael Yon and independent journalist Masako Ganaha.


UK Businesses Urge Government to Extend COVID-19 Furlough Scheme

The UK government should extend its business support measures before the next budget to help firms through the ongoing CCP virus lockdown, a leading British business group said on Tuesday. In a letter to Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the Exchequer, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) urged the government to extend the Job Retention…


Capitol Hill Lockdown Prompted by Nearby Fire

Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., was placed on lockdown due to a security concern. Smoke was seen rising from behind the capitol building. The fire has been reportedly extinguished and there have been no injuries. “#DCsBravest responded to an outside fire in the 100 block of H St SE that has been extinguished. There were…