BEIRUT—It was a choice between containing a spiraling virus outbreak and resuscitating a dying economy in a country that has been in steady financial and economic meltdown over the past year. Authorities in Lebanon chose the latter. Now, virus patients struggling to breathe wait outside hospitals—hoping for a bed or a even chair to open…
Britons Urged to Check Train Times Before Travel as Services Cut During Lockdown
British train operators are urging people to check timetables before they travel as train services have been reduced during the CCP virus lockdown. Train services are being cut back further as a result of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement last week putting the whole of England under the third national lockdown since the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus…
Scotland Tightens Lockdown Rules on Click and Collect
Scotland’s devolved government has tightened lockdown rules, hoping to restrain the spread of the new variant of the CCP virus that now dominates in neighbouring England. The new measures ban click and collect services for “non-essential” shopping, and ban people from entering takeaway food premises. The new rules come into force from Saturday. Only those…
Boris Johnson Says Lockdown ‘Starting to Have an Effect’ in Curbing CCP Virus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that the lockdown measures have started having an effect in curbing the spread of the new CCP virus variant. However, the main opposition Labour Party says the existing lockdown measures are not sufficient and has called for even stricter restrictions. At the Prime Minister’s Questions in the…
Residents in Northeastern Chinese City Decry Lockdown Extension
Shenyang city, the capital of China’s northeastern Liaoning Province, remains one of China’s hotspots of the CCP virus outbreak. Local officials have declared some residential areas to be low-risk, but community officials have extended the lockdown period—to many citizens’ dismay. The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, causes the COVID-19 disease….
State Agency Hits Non-Compliant Restaurants With Warnings, Fines
Orange County officials might not be cracking down on local restaurants defying state health orders, but that doesn’t mean the eateries are off the hook. California’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has been penalizing non-compliant restaurants since July, and has cited 19 Orange County businesses for violating state health orders. It has issued several…
I’m Afraid We’re on the Cusp of a Civil War
Commentary America is, unfortunately, ripe for civil war. Everyone is angry and scared, and so many “leaders” are making things worse. I’m reaching out to the Congressional Problems Solvers Caucus, and any other politicians who care more about America than they do about winning elections, to take the steps I prescribe at the end of…
CCP Virus Outbreaks Spread Across North China, as Cities Prepare Emergency Isolation Units
Despite enacting stringent lockdown measures, Chinese authorities are struggling to contain CCP virus outbreaks throughout northern China. Hebei Province is the hardest-hit, with two cities, Shijiazhuang and Xingtai, seeing the biggest surges in new infections. Authorities have publicized little information despite imposing restrictions on people’s movements and requiring mass testing for COVID-19, the disease caused…
British MPs Told to Wear Face Masks Inside Parliamentary Chamber
British lawmakers and parliamentary staff have been “strongly encouraged” to wear face coverings inside the House of Commons chamber to reduce the chance of CCP virus infections. This is part of a new package of measures recommended by the House of Commons Commission to make the Houses of Parliament a safer place to work during…
Quebec Police Fine Residents Protesting Against New Curfew Measure
Quebec police issued more than 150 tickets to residents who did not comply with the province’s newly enacted curfew measure that began Saturday night, police said. The curfew, which mandates Quebecers other than exempt groups to stay off from the streets between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. until Feb. 8, is the latest measure imposed…
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