Covid-19 Restrictions

FILE PHOTO: People jog past a social distancing sign on the first day of New Zealand's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety measure that mandates wearing of a mask on public transport, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall
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New Zealand PM Ardern extends lockdown in Auckland to 21 September

Auckland will remain in the strict Alert level 4 lockdown until midnight on 21 September, after which it will move to alert level 3, Ardern said in a news conference

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South Asia

Reopen schools or disaster looms, experts tell Indian authorities

Customers search for food on near empty shelves that were depleted due to panic buying amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
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'Living with Covid-19' - Vietnam's biggest city proposes economic restart

A vaccination centre sign directs the public during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall
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New Zealand eases nationwide lockdown but Auckland shut off

A worker wearing a face shield and a mask wipes a protective screen on a table at a restaurant, as the Indonesian capital kicks off a two-week "transitional" period of eased restrictions, after the pace of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections slowed over the last two weeks, in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
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Indonesia eases Covid-19 curbs as cases drop from peak

File Photo: Passengers wait for transportation after leaving the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama Port, south of Tokyo, Japan, February 20, 2020. File Photo: Reuters
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Japan extends Covid-19 emergency lockdown as cases surge

File Photo: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a news conference prior to the anniversary of the mosque attacks that took place the prior year in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 13, 2020. Reuters/Martin Hunter
World+Biz

Fortress New Zealand eyes opening to vaccinated travellers early 2022

A healthcare professional prepares a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine as high-risk workers receive the first vaccines in the state of Victoria's rollout of the program, in Melbourne, Australia, February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo
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Melbourne extends Covid lockdown; 'no jab, no job' in Sydney

A lone bird walks past the quiet Circular Quay train station during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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'We are not the virus': Two-tier Delta lockdowns divide Sydney

A general view of a crossroad close to Hackesche Hoefe in the city centre, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Europe

Unvaccinated Germans face more Covid tests to avoid restrictions

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk past extra papers reporting on Japanese gold medalists at Tokyo Olympics, in Tokyo Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Photo: UNB/AP
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Japan expands state of emergency as Covid-19 surge shadows Olympics

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World+Biz

PM Johnson wants US travellers back as restrictions set to ease

Closed gates and departure halls are seen, as Schiphol Airport reduces its flights due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Amsterdam, Netherlands April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
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Dutch ease EU Covid-19 travel restrictions, extend festival ban