Tag: isolation

Chinese Industrial Park in Sudden Lockdown, Hundreds of Workers Trapped, Short of Necessities

Workers at a battery factory in China found themselves unable to go home due to a sudden government-imposed lockdown on Aug. 4. Some have been transported from the factory to schools and other sites for quarantine but all the sites lack daily necessities and access to medical care. Eve Power Co. Ltd. is a manufacturer…


Victorian Health Department Orders Townhouse Residents to Isolate After 2 People Test Positive

Residents of a Melbourne townhouse complex were met with government nurses and a pop-up testing facility on Monday morning as the Victorian health department investigates a possible CCP virus transmission site within the complex. Health authorities established a link between a confirmed case reported on June 12 with a worker from Arcare Maidstone who lives…


Mission Viejo Seniors Return to the Social Scene

After a year of social isolation, members of Mission Viejo’s elderly population were nearly brought to tears May 3 as they celebrated the reopening of the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. “It’s wonderful to be back and to be with people,” Mission Viejo resident Jan Brown told The Epoch Times. “I saw people that I…


Incidents of Violence Against Women Steadily Increase Amid Pandemic: Report

A new report (pdf) says that violence against women has been gradually increasing in Canada since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to findings, organizations that support survivors have found a 20 to 30 percent increase in violence against women in certain regions across Canada since the first lockdown was implemented in March.  Calls to…