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London on third COVID-19 lockdown

Tolga Akmen, AFP
Posted at Jan 09 02:00 PM

A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past a stand with copies of the Evening Standard newspaper in central London on Friday, as England entered a third lockdown due to COVID-19. Read more »

New COVID-19 virus variant a 'downside' to PH economic recovery: economist

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 08:18 PM

The new variant of the COVID-19 virus is posing a downside risk for the Philippines' economic recovery, an economist said Wednesday. Read more »

Israel speeds vaccines, locks down in hope of March exit from pandemic

Dan Williams, Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 06:52 AM

Israel began what officials hope will be its last coronavirus lockdown on Sunday as they ramp up vaccinations to a pace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said may allow an emergence from the pandemic by March. Read more »

France eases lockdown, imposes curfew as COVID-19 cases remain high

Francois Mori, AP
Posted at Dec 16 11:02 AM

French police officers stop a person for a control on the Trocadero, near the Eiffel Tower, as they enforce a curfew, in Paris, France, Tuesday. Read more »

'Lockdown' is Collins Dictionary Word of the Year

Callum Paton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 10 11:07 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom - Collins Dictionary said on Tuesday that "lockdown" is its Word of The Year in 2020 following a dramatic increase in usage during the spread of COVID-19.  Read more »

France back in coronavirus lockdown as US surges to daily record

Fernando Llano, AP
Posted at Oct 30 03:55 PM

The lockdown is scheduled to last a month, with bars and restaurants also closed until at least December and travel between regions limited. Read more »

UK resists national lockdown despite study suggesting it could save lives

Alistair Smout and Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 10:58 PM

The British government on Wednesday resisted a short lockdown for all of England, despite calls from the opposition to shut the country down for two weeks as a "circuit breaker", a step which a new scientific study said could save thousands of lives. Read more »

Coronavirus: Better air during China’s mass lockdowns may have reduced hospital visits

Simone McCarthy, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Oct 09 03:06 PM

A drop in air pollution during China's mass lockdowns to block the spread of COVID-19 earlier this year may have kept thousands of people out of hospital with other illnesses, new research has found. Read more »

COVID-19 cases sa kompanya sa Batangas pinauwi, inilihim umano sa LGU

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 12:04 AM

Ang ikinabahala ng LGU, pinauwi umano sa kani-kanilang mga bahay ang ilang manggagawa na nagpositibo.  Read more »

You can get focused; put down that phone

Caren Osten Gerszberg, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 27 03:33 PM

Focus is a skill you can cultivate and improve. And your brain can learn to ignore distractions. Here are some techniques to try, aimed at increasing both your attention and productivity amid the pandemic. Read more »

‘Pantawid ng Pag-ibig’ aids 910,000 families affected by quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 06:35 PM

The campaign has distributed P455-million worth of goods to over 910,000 family beneficiaries as of September 23.  Read more »

Israel toughens second lockdown as virus cases surge

Rosie Scammell, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 07:41 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel toughened its coronavirus measures on Thursday as a second nationwide lockdown failed to bring down the world's highest infection rate a week after it was imposed. Read more »

Halos 100 lumabag sa quarantine dinampot sa Quezon City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 12:33 PM

Dinampot ng mga awtoridad sa Quezon City ang halos 100 residenteng lumabag sa mga panuntunan para mapigil ang pagkalat ng coronavirus. Panoorin dito ang buong ulat ni Jervis Manahan ng ABS-CBN News.    Read more »

Drug war deaths doubled during lockdown? Killings only up by 5 pct, says PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 12:05 PM

The Philippine National Police rejected Friday a report by Human Rights Watch that killings related to the anti-narcotics campaign doubled during the coronavirus lockdown.  Read more »

Israelis protest against second virus lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 07:17 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel - Hundreds of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv late Thursday against a second nationwide lockdown, the first such move in the world to tackle a renewed spike in coronavirus cases. Read more »

Santa's homeland faces harsh winter as tourists kept away

Sam Kingsley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 12:39 PM

Despite record visitor numbers in recent years, the coronavirus shutdown will leave many of Finnish Lapland's tourism businesses facing ruin this winter. Many fear that government moves to ease travel restrictions in the Nordic country will not go far enough to offset the damage.   Read more »

Saudi to ease international flight restrictions from Sept. 15

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 07:36 AM

Saudi Arabia will partially lift its suspension on international flights from September 15, the interior ministry said Sunday, six months after travel curbs were imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Empty Catholic churches survive on generosity amid pandemic

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 08:48 PM

Churches are bracing for a protracted pandemic, surviving the last 6 months on creative fundraising, belt-tightening, and the generosity of parishioners reaching deep into their pockets despite their own struggles with COVID-19 lockdowns. Read more »

'It could have been worse,' says Palace on 'record-high' adult joblessness

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 02:34 PM

It is unsurprising that there is a "record-high" number of jobless Filipinos given the shutdown of the economy due to the coronavirus pandemic, Malacañang said Monday, adding the situation "could have been worse." Read more »

After PUI status, struggling Binibining Pilipinas candidate now sells fishballs

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 03:24 PM

The quest for the next Binibining Pilipinas queens continues with several pageant hopefuls baring compelling in-your-guts accounts of their struggle as candidates.  Read more »