lockdown

Boris Johnson announces new 4-week England lockdown – all pubs, restaurants & ‘non-essential’ shops to shut down

“I’m afraid, from Thursday, the basic message is the same: stay at home, protect the NHS, and save lives,” Johnson…

4 years ago

UK govt to hold emergency meeting after plans for new Covid-19 lockdown in England leaked to media

An unnamed government official earlier told the Times that month-long restrictions were still under discussion, but if agreed they would…

4 years ago

Anti-lockdown protesters are becoming ‘TERRORISTS,’ claims head of German state of Thuringia

The massive demonstrations against Berlin’s tightening pandemic control measures are starting to resemble “terrorism,” Ramelow told Tagesspiegel on Thursday, insisting…

4 years ago

Covid-19 reverse psychology: Did Johnson play the left by ‘pretending’ he didn’t want a lockdown so it could get public support?

The phrase ‘smoking gun’ is oft-overused, but it is surely appropriate in relation to the report in the Daily Telegraph…

4 years ago

Macron announces 2nd national lockdown in France, says country ‘overrun’ by Covid-19

“I've decided that we need to return to the lockdown which halted the virus,” Macron said in an address to…

4 years ago

WATCH heated anti-lockdown protests erupt across Italy as crowds clash with riot police & smash up storefronts

Protests were reported in at least five cities on Monday night, with physical clashes erupting in Turin and Milan, two…

4 years ago

Anti-lockdown and pro-choice protesters descend on Warsaw, traffic blockade & women’s strike planned next (PHOTOS)

Protesters in Warsaw demanded a “wise and responsible” approach to fighting the coronavirus, which would include the easing of quarantine…

4 years ago

Anti-lockdown protesters smash police cars in Naples after new Covid-19 restrictions announced (VIDEOS)

Chanting “Freedom!” the angry crowds marched through the city streets on Friday night, with some hurling bottles, smoke bombs and…

4 years ago

11 arrested at anti-Covid lockdown protest in Dublin, police violently clash with demonstrators (VIDEOS)

Nine of the people arrested have been charged with public order offenses, as the protest breaks lockdown restrictions, which only…

4 years ago

Lockdown till a Covid vaccine comes? It’s too long to wait, and there’s no guarantee it will be effective anyway

Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are all heading into lockdown in one form or another, and restrictions…

4 years ago