Tag: lockdown
Oslo, Norway: new coronavirus lockdown closes restaurants, non-essential shops & secondary schools
In Oslo, all restaurants, except take-away services, and non-essential shops, except groceries, pharmacies and liquor stores, will have to close from Tuesday, while the “red” level is imposed at upper secondary schools, meaning that students, who were fully back at school, will now do some online learning. More...
Finland announces three-week coronavirus lockdown effective March 8th 2021
Restaurants and bars will be closed from 8 to 28 March in regions with an unfavorable epidemiological situation. More...
Italy: “There is a direct link between the increase in admissions for coronavirus in ICU’s and the reopening of schools”
“In order to limit the spread of the epidemic in our country, I think that it is important to stop teaching as soon as possible in all schools, regardless of age, and in universities. More...
Teachers should be prepared to ‘sacrifice their lives’ to open schools in coronavirus pandemic, says ex-Ofsted head
The former head of Ofsted has said that teachers need to show a “similar commitment” to medical professionals, who in some cases have “sacrificed their lives.”
Dunkirk, France: Coronavirus case rate of 901 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, mostly B117 variant
In Dunkirk, where the so-called English variant of Covid-19 is circulating and the incidence rate reaches 901 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the mayor has let it be known that he will not oppose confinement. More...
UK SAGE: summary of modelling on scenarios for easing coronavirus restrictions
Four scenarios have been modelled that differ in the speed of easing restrictions from current levels to minimal measures. More...
Just 8 per cent of English voters said they trust Mr Johnson “completely” to take the country out of lockdown in a safe way
Just 26 per cent of those questioned in a survey for The Independent newspaper agreed that English children should go back to school in early March, as the PM Boris Johnson has suggested. More...
Wanted man quits coronavirus lockdown at home for ‘peace and quiet’ in prison
A wanted man handed himself in to police in West Sussex to avoid having to spend any more time in lockdown with the people he lives with. More...
Netherlands: The national lockdown has still not made a serious impact on the levels of coronavirus infection after three weeks
Did new variant SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 spread during English lockdown?
Did the new SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage spread during the English national lockdown? More...