Australia

That was all it took for Perth, Australia’s fourth-largest city, to snap into a complete lockdown on Sunday. One case and now two million people are staying home for at least the next five days. One case and now the top state leader, Mark McGowan, who is facing an election next month, is calling on his constituents to sacrifice for each other and the nation.

Country / Region Tags:

Australia

Global

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about One Case, Total Lockdown: Australia’s Lessons for a Pandemic World
Log in or register to post comments

How 9 destinations around the world enforce mandatory quarantines; Australian lessons

Tue, 2021-02-02 14:45 — mike kraft

How 9 destinations around the world enforce mandatory quarantines Not all government-imposed quarantines are equal, with varying surveillance levels, costs and lengths of stay. Washington Post

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about How 9 destinations around the world enforce mandatory quarantines; Australian lessons
Log in or register to post comments

U.S. strikes $230 million deal for over-the-counter Covid tests

Mon, 2021-02-01 16:51 — mike kraft

U.S. strikes $230 million deal for over-the-counter Covid tests "Making easier-to-use tests available to every American is a high priority with obvious benefits," White House Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt told reporters NBC News

The Biden administration announced a $230 million deal to ramp up production of the country's first over-the-counter, at-home Covid-19 test.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about U.S. strikes $230 million deal for over-the-counter Covid tests
Log in or register to post comments

England lockdown to last until March, Boris Johnson says as hotel quarantine introduced

Wed, 2021-01-27 20:22 — mike kraft

England lockdown extended to March as Johnson introduces hotel quarantine England's lockdown will now remain until March when schools will also reopen. Meanwhile UK PM Boris Johnson announces travellers into Britain from high-risk nations will now have to quarantine inside hotels. ABC News abcnews

England will remain in a national lockdown until at least early March when schools are set to reopen, Boris Johnson has said, and travellers into Britain from high-risk nations will now have to quarantine inside hotels.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about England lockdown to last until March, Boris Johnson says as hotel quarantine introduced
Log in or register to post comments

OVERVIEW: Europe and othe COVID-19 developments

Mon, 2021-01-25 11:14 — mike kraft

It's 9 a.m. in New York and 2 p.m. in London. Here are the headlines from Europe Europe continues to battle further waves of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some of the key lines from the continent today: By <a href="/profiles/nectar-gan">Nectar Gan</a>, Adam Renton, Zahid Mahmood, <a href="/profiles/lauren-moorhouse">Lauren Said-Moorhouse</a> and Ed Upright, CNN CNN

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about OVERVIEW: Europe and othe COVID-19 developments
Log in or register to post comments

Do Curfews Slow the Coronavirus?

Sun, 2021-01-24 18:39 — mike kraft

With coronavirus infections rising and a contagious new variant threatening to accelerate the pandemic, France has implemented a stringent 6 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew. Citizens nationwide are sequestered indoors, and businesses must close down.

In Quebec, Canadian officials imposed a similar restriction earlier this month, running from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. It has frayed nerves: Notably, a woman who was walking her boyfriend on a leash at 9 p.m. has argued that this was permitted during the curfew, surely one of the pandemic’s most unexpected moments.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags: