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Covid Outbreak in Beijing Prompts Panic Buying and Fears of a Lockdown
BEIJING — Families in Beijing rushed to stock up on food. Supermarkets stayed open late. Residents endured long lines for…
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Samoa locks down after recording a locally transmitted case.
The Pacific island nation of Samoa has closed its borders and prohibited public gatherings in a two-day national lockdown after…
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Vaccine Mandates Rekindle Fierce Debate Over Civil Liberties
LONDON — In England, the prime minister now talks about compulsory vaccinations, just six months after proclaiming “Freedom Day” from…
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Europe’s Theaters Go Back to the Future With Covid Restrictions
For months, Europe’s opera, music and theater fans have been flocking to packed venues as if the coronavirus pandemic was…
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Angry and Divided, Austrians Argue Over a Lockdown and Vaccine Mandates
VIENNA — Daniel Zeman wasn’t able to sell any of his handmade apple-ginger liqueur last year during the Christmas season…
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Austria announces a lockdown and vaccination mandate for all.
Austria will go into a nationwide lockdown on Monday and impose a coronavirus vaccination mandate next February, Chancellor Alexander ...
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Near-Daily Covid Tests, Sleeping in Classrooms: Life in Covid-Zero China
The southwestern Chinese city of Ruili is small, remote and largely unknown internationally. It is also, when it comes to…
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Saying Goodbye to Melbourne’s Long Lockdown (Again)
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Battling Delta, New Zealand Abandons Its Zero-Covid Ambitions
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — For a year and a half, New Zealand has pursued a strategy of “Covid zero,” closing…
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