Tag: restrictions

Anaheim Joins Push to Accelerate Disneyland Reopening

Anaheim city council is backing a California assembly bill that would allow larger theme parks to open under a more restrictive COVID-19 tier. The state has developed a tier system to guide the reopening of the economy amid the pandemic. Although many schools and businesses are now at least partially open, major California theme parks such…


After UK Beer and Pub Sales Plummet, Industry Leaders Call for Sector Re-Opening Date

The UK government came under pressure on Wednesday to fix a date for the beer and pub sector to fully re-open following a major slump in the industry’s sales last year. Amid the closures and various curbs put in place to slow the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus,  sector sales fell by…


Indoor Dining to Resume in Michigan, DC Restaurants at 25 Percent Capacity

Michigan and Washington D.C. are lifting some restrictions to allow restaurants to resume indoor dining at 25 percent capacity. In Michigan, bars and restaurants will be allowed to provide indoor services to up to 100 people starting Feb. 1 through Feb 21. Tables will have to be six feet apart with a maximum of six people…


Johnson’s Party Leadership Could Be ‘On the Table’ Over CCP Virus Lockdown Curbs Says Senior Tory

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership of Britain’s ruling Tory party could be under threat if the government does not set a date to review the stringent curbs currently in place to stem the spread of the CCP virus and promise they will not be enacted again. That’s according to Steve Baker Conservative MP and deputy…


UK’s CCP Virus Variant Less Virulent Than First Estimated: Experts

The virulence of the CCP virus variant that first emerged in England last year and triggered the country’s current third full national lockdown has been re-estimated and found to be lower than originally thought, according to experts. Raghib Ali, Senior Researcher at the University of Cambridge MRC Epidemiology Unit, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that…


Britons Breaking CCP Virus Rules ‘Increasingly Likely’ to Face Fines: Police Chief

Britons who break the government rules put in place to stem the spread of the CCP virus are “increasingly likely” to face fines, the UK’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner said on Tuesday. Writing in The London Times Cressida Dick who is the country’s most senior police officer said police will be “moving much more quickly to…


96 Victorians Quarantined at Home After Arriving From Locked-Down Brisbane

Around 100 people arrived in Victoria on Saturday from Brisbane after the Queensland government suddenly imposed a three-day lockdown announced Friday to contain the risk of spreading a highly-infectious UK variant of COVID-19. It comes as the Victorian government told those in locked-down Greater Brisbane to stay where they are on Friday, while those who had…


I Now Better Understand the ‘Good German’

Commentary As my listeners and readers can hopefully attest, I have been on a lifelong quest to understand human nature and human behavior. I am sad to report that I have learned more in the last few years, particularly in 2020, than in any equivalent period of time. One of the biggest revelations concerns a…


Queensland Returnees Banned From Visiting Aged Care Homes

People who have travelled to Victoria since Dec. 21 will be banned from visiting Queensland’s aged care facilities and hospitals. The new restriction will be introduced from 1 a.m. on Monday and also applies to other vulnerable facilities like disability accommodation and prisons, chief health officer Jeannette Young said on Sunday. “We’re responding quickly to…


Hancock Says 2021 to Be ‘A Year of Renewal’ Due to Vaccines

As the New Year fast approaches, the UK’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that 2021 will be “a year of renewal” due in large part to the imminent rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Hancock, writing in The Telegraph on Wednesday, made the end-of-year message of “hope and…