Covid Restrictions

Explained: How China's zero-COVID policy has left people in Beijing frustrated

Beijing's tightening restrictions come as the city is reporting its highest-ever number of daily infections. Residents are now growing tired of navigating vague, shifting restrictions and uncertainties

China's economy slowed by COVID restrictions, economic crisis as President Xi Jinping plans for historic third term

China is the last of the world's major economies to continue to follow the strategy, which imposes tight travel restrictions, mass PCR testing and obligatory quarantines

A Ruff Ride: Why Hong Kong residents are abandoning their pets

A huge number of local and foreign residents have quit Hong Kong over the last two years because of the political clampdown and harsh COVID control measures

UGC urges students to exercise caution before studying in China, says no recognition for online degrees

On Friday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held meetings with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, where the latter raised the issue of the return of Indian students to China

No COVID-19 curbs: As normality returns to Delhi, optimistic businesses expect strong recovery in March

In its last meeting on Saturday, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) announced that it has decided to lift all COVID-related restrictions from Monday after they were imposed since 2020

Coronavirus: Bengal schools, colleges to reopen on 3 Feb; daily flights from Delhi, Mumbai allowed

The night restriction on movement of people was reduced by an hour and will no be in force from 11 pm to 5 am, Mamata Banerjee said

From illicit parties to Brexit 'lies', a look at Boris Johnson's scandals, blunders and rows

The British prime minister is facing a wave of public and political outrage over allegations that he and his staff flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by holding a drinks party in 2020 while Britons were barred by law from meeting up with more than one person

'Bring your own booze' party leaves Boris Johnson with a massive hangover: What the controversy is all about

The British prime minister is under heavy fire after a leaked email from his private secretary reveals that his staff held a 'socially distanced' drinks party at a time when gatherings of people was banned

'Not a wave, but a tidal wave': COVID-19 daily infections hit record high in France and US as Omicron drives surge

While France reported a new national and European record with 208,000 new coronavirus cases, America soared to their highest level on record at over 265,000 per day on average

Amid COVID-19 concerns, states bring back night curfews; here's how they plan to tackle virus transmission

States are once again forced to impose COVID curbs as fresh concerns around COVID-19 and Omicron have emerged. Many states have already imposed night curfews and banned public gatherings