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Over 30 Million Under lockdown In China As Covid-19 Surges

March 16, 2022 5:05 am

No fewer than 30 million people are presently under lockdown across China, as surging virus cases occasioned the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to city streets on a scale not seen since the beginning of the pandemic.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that China reported an alarming 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the tally on Monday, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads across a country that has tethered tightly to a ‘zero-Covid’ strategy.

That approach, which is built around hard localised lockdowns and has left China virtually cut off from …

Fresh Lockdown Looms in Uganda As COVID-19 Cases Spike

Fresh Lockdown Looms in Uganda As COVID-19 Cases Spike

August 18, 2020 10:52 am

The country could be thrown into a fresh lockdown following a rise in Covid-19 cases in the community.

On Monday, Uganda registered two new Covid-19 deaths bringing the total number of deaths to 15.

The two fatalities are both Uganda males aged 63 and 33 years old. The total number of cases stand at 1,560 with 1,411 recoveries.

The Ministry of Works and Transport on Monday warned it would shut down public transport again because of non-compliance with Covid-19 guidelines.

Works and Transport minister, Gen Katumba Wamala, said this is an alert to the industry .

“The transport industry falls …

lockdown London: Sex Workers' Bemoan Fate Amid Unending Virus Lockdown

London: Sex Workers’ Bemoan Fate Amid Unending Virus Lockdown

May 28, 2020 4:48 pm

The bondage chairs and polished metal whipping tools sit gathering dust on a quiet street near London’s trendy Shoreditch neighbourhood — and Madame Caramel is not pleased.

The coronavirus lockdown has punished the London dominatrix, whose Hoxton Dungeon Suite has stood silent for weeks.

“In regards to the dungeon, completely stopped, zero percent, no income whatsoever, and in regards to Madame Caramel as a professional dominatrix it is exactly the same,” said the red-haired self-proclaimed “femme domme”.

“The one-to-one… is gone, just the online stays,” she told AFP.

– ‘Can’t do in-person’ –

In Europe’s red-light capital Amsterdam, sex work …

Why We Disobey Lockdown, Social Distancing Orders – BNYL

Why We Disobey Lockdown, Social Distancing Orders – BNYL

May 20, 2020 6:56 am

Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has said it is disobeying the lockdown orders because the government has not been able to stop the rampaging Fulani herdsmen from attacking the people.

The group wonders why the government would declare lockdown but allow Fulani herdsmen go about causing mayhem.

It noted that the government, especially in Akwa Ibom, could not protect the people from the rampaging Fulani herdsmen while it pretends to be protecting them from Coronavirus.

Read Also: Relaxing COVID-19 Lockdown Is ‘Arrant Nonsense’ – BNYL

BNYL also shared a video which shows its members disregarding the social distancing order.…

India's Lavish Weddings Go Online In Virus Lockdown

India’s Lavish Weddings Go Online In Virus Lockdown

May 8, 2020 7:05 pm

Under lockdown and far apart, Sushen Dang and Keerti Narang went online to say their marriage vows — and pulled off a spectacular Indian wedding complete with thousands of guests and raucous Bollywood dancing.

In a country famous for lavish weddings that last for days, the young couple are among a growing number modifying their marriage ceremonies under a virus lockdown that has limited public gatherings.

Eager to go ahead with the arranged marriage on the auspicious date selected for them by a priest, the pair turned to the internet to tie the knot.

“We never imagined that even our …

Vehicles Impounded During Lockdown Will Be Sold – Wike

Vehicles Impounded During Lockdown Will Be Sold – Wike

May 7, 2020 12:40 pm
The Rivers State government has said all cars impounded during the lockdown in the state will be auctioned to members of the public.

The state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paulinus Nsirim said the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice have been directed to auction all the vehicles that violated the lockdown order.

Nsirim in a statement said members of the public who are interested in buying the auctioned vehicles should watch-out for advertorials on National dailies.

The statement reads; “Rivers State Government hereby warns residents of Ward 20, Amadi-Ama in Port Harcourt Local Government Area and Mgbuosimini, Rumueme in Obio/Akpor

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Italy Begins To Emerge From World's Longest Lockdown

Italy Begins To Emerge From World’s Longest Lockdown

May 4, 2020 6:22 pm

Stir-crazy Italians were free to stroll and visit relatives for the first time in nine weeks on Monday as Europe’s hardest-hit country eased back the world’s longest remaining coronavirus lockdown.

More than four million people — an estimated 72 percent of them men — returned to their construction sites and factories as the economically and emotionally shattered country tried to get back to work.

The sounds of banging and drilling echoed across Rome and a group of men drank espresso out of plastic cups in front of the Pantheon, the former Roman temple, as cafes reopened for takeout service.

“We …

Lockdown Easing - What Lagosians Must Not Do

Lockdown Easing: What Lagosians Must Not Do

May 4, 2020 6:28 am
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has warned that the graual easing of the lockdown commencing in the state on Monday was not a license for all to flood the streets.

Sanwo-Olu, who gave the warning on Sunday while giving an update on the management of COVID-19 in Lagos, said there would be zero tolerance against the flouting of safety directives by residents.

“The gradual easing of the lockdown which commences tomorrow is not a license for Lagosians to flood the streets. We are not going from zero to a hundred.

“I would caution that we still remain at home if …

Sanwo-Olu Delays Resumption Of Civil Servants

Sanwo-Olu Delays Resumption Of Civil Servants

May 4, 2020 6:23 am

The five-week lockdown imposed by the Federal Government on Lagos State and two other states to combat Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) will be eased on Monday, but Lagos State Government has asked all its civil servants not to resume for work immediately.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a briefing on Sunday at the State House in Marina, said the delayed resumption of the State’s workforce is a deliberate attempt to prevent a development that may lead to a crowding of people on the roads and public places.

“Only emergency workers and those on essential duties will be allowed to work on Monday,” …

Germany - Dozens Arrested In Anti-Lockdown Protest

Germany: Dozens Arrested In Anti-Lockdown Protest

April 26, 2020 2:22 pm

German police arrested dozens of protesters in Berlin on Saturday for flouting the coronavirus lockdown measures they were demonstrating against.

About 1,000 people turned out for the rally, which has become a weekly event in the German capital.

Saturday’s protest attracted mainly far-left activists but also saw attendance from right-wing supporters and members of fringe groups.

Police put up barriers around Rosa Luxemburg square, where the protesters were headed, leaving the participants to gather in nearby roads.

The protest “is not in line with the rules” in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus, police said on Twitter, telling those

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Extension Of Lockdown May Collapse Nigeria – Arewa Youths

Extension Of Lockdown May Collapse Nigeria – Arewa Youths

April 16, 2020 1:30 pm

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has faulted the 14-day lockdown extension declared by President Muhbammadu Buhari.

AYCF President-General, Yerima Shettima said the extension declared by the president may lead to a collapse of the country because Nigerians are hungry.

Recall that Buhari had three weeks ago ordered a two-week lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States in a bid to tackle the spread of COVID-19.

Read Also: Lockdown Leads To Massive Looting In South Africa

At the expiration of the two weeks, Buhari in a nationwide address had on Monday extended the lockdown by another two weeks.

However, Shettima

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German Virus Cases Stable As Leaders Mull Easing Lockdown

German Virus Cases Stable As Leaders Mull Easing Lockdown

April 14, 2020 6:30 pm

The number of people infected with coronavirus in Germany has “stabilised”, the public health chief said Tuesday, as politicians prepare for talks on when to end the lockdown measures used to slow the disease’s spread.

“Numbers have stabilised at a relatively high level,” Lothar Wieler of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for disease control told reporters.

“There is no clear sign at present that they’re falling,” he added.

Politicians are waiting on every comment by the country’s leading medical experts, as Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold a conference Wednesday with state premiers on whether and for how long to extend …

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