Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is fighting to save his job, said the easing of rules would come a month earlier than planned.
Tag: Quarantines
Tonga Extends Its Lockdown as Covid Cases Rise
The island nation barely saw the coronavirus in the first two years of the pandemic. But after a volcanic eruption, an outbreak among visiting aid workers has pushed up its caseload.
Hong Kong Toughens Covid Rules as Omicron Cases Surge
Among the new restrictions, public gatherings will be limited to two people as the city faces its largest virus outbreak so far.
Zero Covid in China
China’s zero-Covid policy has kept deaths very low. Can it continue?
Sue Gray’s Report on Parties Deepens Crisis for Boris Johnson
A long-awaited assessment on whether Downing Street flouted lockdown rules declared that there were “failures of leadership and judgment’’ by Mr. Johnson’s government.
Covid’s New Divide: Risk Takers vs. the Risk Averse
In Italy, with its high vaccination rate, the social schism revolves less around who’s gotten a shot, and more around lifestyles and comfort levels of living with the coronavirus.
China’s Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Coronavirus
The country has instituted a wide range of high-tech controls on society as part of a mostly successful effort to stop the virus. The consequences may endure.
Sarah Palin, Who is Unvaccinated, Dined Outdoors in N.Y.C. After Testing Positive
The unvaccinated former Alaska governor returned to Elio’s, the Upper East Side restaurant where she had been seen dining indoors on Saturday despite the city’s requirement that indoor guests show proof of vaccination.
Germany’s Vaccine Mandate Forges Unlikely Coalition of Protestors
The prospect of a vaccine mandate has galvanized a nationwide protest movement attracting naturalists, neo-Nazis and ordinary citizens alike.
In Wuhan, China, Anniversary of First Covid Lockdown Passes Quietly
As China battles the highly contagious Omicron variant shortly before the Winter Olympics are set to begin in Beijing, Wuhan has so far been spared.