Curbs

The Karnataka government has announced fresh restrictions across the state amid a massive spike in the number of cases. According to the government notification, protest marches have been banned in …

According to Tuesday’s edition of Spain’s Official State Gazette (BOE), border crossings are only allowed at authorised posts, and exceptions have been made for those crossing the border for work …

Oil prices slid in early trade on Thursday on fresh worries about weakened fuel demand, after England clamped down on travel, and China, the world’s second-largest oil consumer, also sought …

Travellers from NSW and Queensland, two of Australia’s most populous states, could enter WA but still need to get into self-quarantine for 14 days in a suitable premise and be …

A KLM flight attendant walks in the Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands. EVERT ELZINGA | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Airline shares dropped on Friday after European governments announced further …

People who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 should be allowed to go to restaurants and cinemas earlier than others, a German minister said, contradicting other cabinet members who have so …

BEIJING/TAIPEI: China condemned the United States on Monday for scrapping curbs on interactions with Taiwan officials, saying nobody could prevent the country’s “re-unification”, while Taiwan’s foreign minister hailed the U.S. …

BEIJING: Chinese authorities on Wednesday imposed travel restrictions and banned gatherings in the capital city of Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, in the latest escalation of measures to stave off …

Across the world, several countries continue to have some forms of restrictions on internal movement of people, over a year since the novel coronavirus was first reported in China Germany …

Thailand will impose more restrictions on businesses and gatherings in regions that are at greater risk from the latest flareup in coronavirus cases including the capital Bangkok. Authorities identified 28 …

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced an extension of the COVID-19 lockdown in the State till January 31, 2021, but with fresh relaxations of curbs. The relaxations will not …

It announces ban on alcohol and makes wearing mask mandatory in public. South Africa banned alcohol sales and made masks mandatory in public from Tuesday after a surge in coronavirus …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has intensified restrictions in the country and reimposed a ban on the sale of liquor amid a rise in Covid-19 cases in the past one …

Beijing has tightened COVID-19 curbs over concerns that China’s mass travel during the holiday period could cause cases to spike in the capital, as it reported locally transmitted cases for …

Representative image. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi. Taiwan has kept the pandemic well under control thanks to early and effective prevention methods and widespread use of masks, with all new cases for more …

More parts of the UK could be placed under the strictest level of lockdown as ministers hold talks on Wednesday after the country registered 36,804 positive coronavirus cases, the largest …

By: Bloomberg | Jakarta | December 21, 2020 12:04:55 pm Families dominate Jakarta’s infection clusters, with more than 3,800 during the week of December 7-13, while office clusters numbered more …

New evidence showed the new strain was responsible for spiralling COVID-19 cases. London and southeast England may stay under tighter coronavirus curbs for some time, Britain’s health minister suggested on …

By: Reuters | Sydney | December 18, 2020 12:46:15 pm People wait in line at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing clinic at Mona Vale Hospital in the wake of a …

Berlin: Several European countries on Wednesday imposed tighter coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas, as the United States reported another record number of new infections. Hopes for an end to the …

SEOUL: South Korea will impose heightened social distancing rules for the capital Seoul and surrounding areas, local media reported on Sunday, as health authorities struggle to contain the largest wave …

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying termed the new restrictions an ‘escalation of political suppression’ by some extreme anti-China forces in the US Representational Image,. Reuters Beijing: China on Thursday …

Putting to rest all speculation about another lockdown in light of the rising Covid-19 numbers in parts of India, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday said no state …

By: Reuters | Washington | November 26, 2020 12:15:16 pm The setting sun shines on the Supreme Court building in Washington. (AP Photo: Patrick Semansky, File) The US Supreme Court …

The home ministry set out the rules in the guidelines for ‘Surveillance, Containment and Caution’, which will take effect from 1 December to 31 December New Delhi: States and Union …

BERLIN: Germany reported a record 410 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, before the 16 federal state leaders and Chancellor Angela Merkel were due to meet on Wednesday to …