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World Covid-19 updates: Malaysia imposes targeted lockdowns

07:13 | 12/01/2021

World Covid-19 updates: Malaysia imposes targeted lockdowns to battle virus wave, Germany imposes tougher restrictions as deaths surge, the US has recorded more than 100,000 Covid hospitalizations for 40 days in a row, etc.

People going 'on holiday' to avoid lockdowns saddening Pope Francis

09:43 | 04/01/2021

Pope Francis strongly condemned on Sunday people who traveled abroad in order to escape coronavirus lockdowns, saying they needed to show greater awareness of the suffering of others.

The World celebrates muted New Year's Eve under Covid Lockdowns

14:01 | 01/01/2021

Several countries across the world celebrate the new year of 2021 with no crowds gathering, no fireworks show and strangers exchanging hugs and kisses. After a year devastated by disease, unemployment and racial unrest, people around the world will still raise a glass and toast the start of 2021.

World Covid-19 updates (Dec 28): 450 million European to get Covid-19 vaccination

10:23 | 28/12/2020

World Covid-19 updates, December 28: Some European countries are putting in place quarantine rules retroactively to contain the spread of the coronavirus variant first discovered in the UK. To prevent the situation from getting worse EU begins to roll out Covid-19 vaccination with the target to inoculate as many as 450 million people.

World Covid-19 updates: UK to widen lockdowns as new virus strain from South Africa detected, Virus from Thailand’s Samut Sakhon hotspot spreads to 22 provinces

06:39 | 25/12/2020

World Covid-19 updates: A new, potentially more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus has been found in the United Kingdom in cases linked to South Africa. In Thailand, the virus from the Samut Sakhon hotspot spreads to 22 provinces.

London imposed emergency lockdown as new virus strain detected

07:41 | 21/12/2020

Given the fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a wholesale lockdown on London and most of England’s southeast, banning Christmas-season gatherings beyond individual households, prohibiting Christmas-season gatherings beyond individual households.

World COVID-19 news updates: German imposes stricter lockdown, France imposes curfew in New Year's Eve

08:18 | 14/12/2020

World COVID-19 news updates: Thousands of vials of the long-awaited Covid-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in all 50 US states Monday, German tightens lockdown ahead of Christmas to stem the surge in COVID-19 cases are among the latest COVID-19 news in the world.

World breaking news today (November 14): Biden COVID adviser proposes US lockdown of 4 to 6 weeks

10:18 | 14/11/2020

World breaking news today (November 14): Biden COVID adviser proposes US lockdown of 4 to 6 weeks. Meanwhile, Indonesia plans mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign, 15 dead in Indian, Pakistani troops fire exchange and gold price also make headlines today.

Global COVID-19: US sees new record, Britain announces lockdown

21:06 | 01/11/2020

Last days of October saw a resurgent of COVID-19 infections and growing restrictions in different parts of the world.

World breaking news today (November 1): Boris Johnson puts U.K. on coronavirus lockdown

09:34 | 01/11/2020

World breaking news today (November 1): Boris Johnson puts U.K. on coronavirus lockdown. Meanwhile, Super typhoon Goni hits the Philippines, Blast rocks coronavirus hospital in Chelyabinsk and gold prices also make headlines today.

France, Germany reportedly bracing for a second lockdown as new COVID-19 wave sweeps Europe

15:13 | 29/10/2020

To prevent the threat of new wave of Covid-19 pandemic, which is forecasted more massive in the winter, leaders of France and Germany – the two biggest economies in Europe ordered their countries back into lockdown on Wednesday.

UK: Nine cops injured as Square and Park bombarded by thousands of maskless protesters

23:00 | 28/09/2020

Clashes broke out between police and maskless campaigners from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park over ending Covid-19 restrictions.

International researchers praise success story of Vietnam in fighting COVID-19

07:37 | 26/09/2020

Two international researchers from academic institutions in the UK recently wrote an article on The Conversation to discuss how Vietnam can be so successful in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in both first and second waves of its attacks.