Stores and schools will be closed, and public and private meetings will be restricted over the holidays, in an effort to bring down coronavirus infections and deaths.
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Germany Locks Down Ahead of Christmas as Coronavirus Deaths Rise
Stores and schools will be closed, and public and private meetings will be restricted over the holidays, in an effort to bring down coronavirus infections and deaths.
Cases Surge in South Korea, but Covid Vaccine Is Months Away
Health officials warned that the number of daily cases in the country could rise to record highs in coming days, and that the latest wave of infections was the most elusive.
Breaking Coronavirus Rules Can Have Expensive Consequences
Around the world, flouting coronavirus regulations can have expensive consequences.
Istanbul Is Locking Down. But Not if You’re a Tourist.
The city’s strict weekend curfew doesn’t apply to foreign visitors, who are free to roam the city, even as Turkey’s Covid-19 cases spike.
‘Because She’s a Girl’: Lockdown Exposes Gender Gap in U.K. Sports
Inequalities are especially pronounced in English youth soccer, where only a handful of clubs have kept training open for future female professionals, while boys at the same level play on.
The Lost Days That Made Bergamo a Coronavirus Tragedy
The northern Italian province became one of the deadliest killing fields for the virus in the Western world. But a Times investigation found that faulty guidance and bureaucratic delays rendered the toll far worse than it had to be.
England’s Lockdown Will Lift, but Many Pub Doors Will Stay Closed
Some Conservative lawmakers are calling Boris Johnson’s plans to continue restricting most of England’s bars and restaurants “authoritarian.”
A Lie and a Pizza Shop: Why Australian Officials Reversed a Lockdown
South Australia imposed tight statewide restrictions based on what a man had said about his relationship to a restaurant. And then the authorities learned the truth.
Boris Johnson Self-Isolates After Possible Exposure to Covid-19
The British prime minister begins 14 days of self-isolation after meeting with a lawmaker who tested positive for the coronavirus just as he tries to shake off bitter fighting within his administration.