Lockdown

Beijing is tightening curbs across the city, including ordering millions of people to work from home and stay within their districts, in what city residents are saying amounts to a de facto lockdown. Residents in two of the…

Denmark will re-introduce a health pass because of a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Monday (Nov 8), less than two months after scrapping controls. The Epidemic Commission has recommended the…

All recovered Covid-19 patients in Hong Kong now have to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine in a designated facility after being discharged from hospital. The new rule, which took effect on Wednesday (Oct 27), was part of tightened…

Two top Chinese infectious diseases specialists have in recent days hinted that China could be moving towards easing its zero-tolerance policy towards Covid-19 as more of the population gets vaccinated. In what appears to be a…

Hours before Indonesia's top holiday destination Bali reopens to foreign tourists after 18 months of pandemic hiatus, the island is lacking one crucial ingredient - international flights. Tourism-reliant Bali is scheduled to reopen on…