Category: lockdown

Prime Minister Warns Against ‘Complacency’ as UK Sets out Vaccination Plan

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday warned against “false complacency” as the UK government set out its plan for the largest vaccination programme in British history. In the UK COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan, published on Monday, the government said that tens of millions of people will be immunised against the CCP virus by the…


Nearly One in 20 Small Firms Set to Close Due to Pandemic, UK Business Group Says

Nearly one in 20 British small business owners are planning to close their firms over the coming 12 months as a result of the CCP virus pandemic, a business group said on Monday. In a survey of 1,400 small firms, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) found that just under 5 percent of the businesses…


Nearly 1 in 20 Small Firms Set to Close Due to Pandemic, UK Business Group Says

Nearly 1 in 20 British small business owners are planning to close their firms over the coming 12 months as a result of the CCP virus pandemic, a business group said on Monday. In a survey of 1,400 small firms, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) found that just under 5 percent of the businesses…


UK Facing ‘Worst Weeks’ of CCP Virus Pandemic, Chief Medical Officer Says

The UK is entering the “worst weeks” of the CCP virus pandemic, England’s chief medical officer said on Monday. Professor Chris Whitty said the country must “double down” on lockdown measures before the vaccine roll-out begins to have an impact on the spread of the disease. Witty blamed the grave situation on a new variant…


China in Focus (Jan. 8): Chinese People Forced to Pay for Quarantine

New reports emerge from Chinese cities under lockdown. One resident committed suicide after going bankrupt. While others report forced quarantine if just one building resident steps out the door. The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. faces digital backlash. That’s after a Tweet claiming re-education camps have allowed women from one ethnic minority to become more…


‘COVID-19: The Politics of a Pandemic Moral Panic’ – Book Excerpt

Book Excerpt The economic cost of forcing nearly 3.3 million Canadians into unemployment by May 2020 is enormous and has yet to be tallied in full. While individuals and companies were able to receive some form of help from their governments, many businesses will not be able to rebound from their losses and many who…


Quarantine Centers Overcrowded as Chinese City Tries to Quell COVID-19 Surge

A local official in northeastern China’s Shenyang city who handles quarantine said that dozens of local quarantine centers were overwhelmed with people who were suspected to have COVID-19. At least four local government officials were among those confined, he said in a recent interview. Although the central government announced few new infections in Shenyang, locals…


Colombia’s Bogota To Enter Lockdown Amid New Strain Concerns

BOGOTA—Colombia’s capital will enter a strict quarantine until Tuesday due to rising coronavirus infection numbers and suspicions a new variant of the virus is circulating, Mayor of Bogota Claudia Lopez said on Thursday. Strict quarantines were imposed on three Bogota neighborhoods this week to control rising infections, which Lopez said could be caused by a…


UK Could Roll Out New Janssen One-Shot Vaccine Within Weeks If Approved

Within weeks, the UK could start to roll out 30 million doses of a new vaccine against the CCP virus, speeding up the country’s inoculation programme because it only requires one dose to be effective. Both the Oxford/AstraZeneca and the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines already being rolled out in the UK need two shots given weeks apart…


Police Can Quiz People on Park Benches in Lockdown Says UK Home Secretary

The UK Home Secretary today indicated she backed police officers checking cars and quizzing people sitting on park benches under some circumstances as they enforce new lockdown measures in England. Police forces, including the Met Police, have said they are taking a stricter approach to enforcing the tougher CCP virus curbs as England entered a…