Tag: lockdown

Visitors trapped in Disneyland amid China’s zero-Covid policy

The Walt Disney Co.'s premier Disney resort, according to The Hollywood Reporter, shut its doors on Monday, requiring all visitors present at the time of the announcement to remain inside the park until they could show a negative test result. The theme park visitors can be seen frantically sprinting to the closed gates in a number of viral pictures and videos.

November 1, 2022

Beijing halts public transport as China continues to fight COVID outbreak

China's capital city Beijing has shut more than 40 subway stations, about a tenth of the network, and 158 bus routes, service providers said. Most of the suspended stations and routes are in the Chaoyang district, the epicentre of Beijing's outbreak, reported The Express Tribune.

May 4, 2022

Shanghai to screen 16mn people in 2nd phase of lockdown

In affected areas, residents will be required to stay indoors, while non-contact delivery of necessities will be allowed.

March 31, 2022

Oil prices fall as China imposes largest lockdown in Shanghai

While Brent crude lost more than $3 a barrel on concerns that the move would mean that demand for oil will fall, the Shanghai Composite stock index fell in early trade before regaining most of the losses later in the morning.

March 28, 2022

Post lockdown, tourism rebooted along Goa’s beaches — and so did litter

A recent study conducted by multiple research agencies, has outlined just how the lifting of travel restrictions and resumption of mass tourism has led to copious quantities of garbage being dumped back on to the beaches and the seas alongside, with the increased footprint of locals as well as tourists on the state's eight popular beaches post lockdown.

March 20, 2022

Chinese province of Jilin under complete lockdown as country faces worst COVID outbreak in 2 years

Shenzhen health official Lin Hancheng warned on Sunday that the BA.2 strain is "highly contagious, spreads quickly and has a high degree of concealment", leading to widespread community transmission if control measures were not strengthened soon, wrote the Epidemiologist in his tweet.

March 14, 2022

5 activities kids can indulge in as curfew kicks in

There are many activities that a child can indulge into without having to step out of their home. And yes, these activities have got nothing to do with technological gadgets.

January 17, 2022

No possibility of lockdown in Gurugram: DC

Only one to two per cent of the patients need to be admitted to the hospital.

January 12, 2022

Kejriwal rules out lockdown; but strict restrictions to continue

To take stock of preparation to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the city, the Chief Minister and Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jai visited LNJP hospital today.

January 11, 2022

DDMA rules out lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19; more curbs may follow

This was decided at a Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting held under the chairmanship of Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal and attended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

January 10, 2022

Bengal may impose total lockdown amid Covid surge

Experts are of the opinion that if the transmission chain is not broken immediately then the number of daily cases might break the record within a couple of days. What is more alarming for the state is the astronomical rise of cases in the last 10 days. On January 4, the number of fresh was 9,073 which then doubled within a span of two days.

January 9, 2022

No plan for lockdown, but people must wear face mask: Kejriwal

He said, "There is no need for panic, but behave like a responsible citizen. We don't want to impose a lockdown. Our idea is to impose as limited curbs as possible so that the common man is not put in a difficult situation."

January 9, 2022

Study finds school closures led to better sleep, quality of life for teens

According to a study by the University of Zurich, the home-schooling phase had a positive effect on the health and well-being of many teenagers along with its negative effects.

January 6, 2022

TN announces complete lockdown on Sunday, night curfew from Jan 6

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday announced night curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Thursday and a complete lockdown on Sunday

January 5, 2022

No lockdown in Bengal, govt likely to impose curbs in phases

According to a state health department official, though the infection rate is high, 80 per cent of the infected are asymptomatic and 17 per cent of the symptomatic patients are being treated at home. Only 3 per cent need hospitalization and the death rate is also very low.

January 2, 2022

Chinese city under lockdown runs out of supplies

On December 23, more than 13 million people in the city in Shaanxi province were ordered to stay home last week as authorities sought to battle the Covid outbreak.

December 31, 2021

No lockdown in Bengal for now, says Mamata

"People who are coming from Britain tested Omicron positive. They are getting irritated in the testing process but they should cooperate with the government and the health department."

December 31, 2021