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Europe COVID surge due to fewer curbs, subvariant

Daniel Lawler and Isabelle Tourne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 11:24 AM

COVID-19 is again surging in Western Europe due to governments lifting restrictions, waning immunity and the more contagious omicron subvariant, experts said. Read more »

S. Korea reports daily record of 4,116 new COVID-19 cases

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 10:35 AM

South Korea reported a new daily record of 4,116 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday, as the country battles to contain a spike in serious cases requiring hospitalization, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Wednesday. Read more »

Sydney to lift lockdown after vaccination rate hits 70pct

Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Oct 07 10:51 AM

COVID-19 restrictions will be eased further in Sydney from Monday, authorities said, as Australia's largest city looks set to exit a nearly four-month lockdown after hitting its 70% full vaccination target. Read more »

New Zealand drops COVID-19 elimination plan as Delta persists

Praveen Menon, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 02:23 PM

New Zealand on Monday abandoned its strategy of eliminating coronavirus, easing some COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in its biggest city Auckland, and will instead look to live with the virus while controlling its spread. Read more »

New Zealand's Delta outbreak spreads outside Auckland

Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 11:10 AM

New Zealand's Delta variant outbreak spread beyond the largest city of Auckland, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday to put additional regions into a snap lockdown. Read more »

Australia's Victoria state records second-highest daily rise in virus cases

Melanie Burton, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 26 12:15 PM

Australia's Victoria state reported 779 new COVID-19 infections and two deaths on Sunday, off the previous day's record high as the country's prime minister presses state leaders to be ready to reopen once they meet vaccination targets. Read more »

COVID-19 sends northern Chinese city into semi-shutdown

Reuters
Posted at Sep 22 02:39 PM

China's northeastern city of Harbin, population 10 million, went into semi-shutdown after reporting new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for the first time since early February. Read more »

Melbourne COVID lockdown extended for a week after 20 new cases reported

Colin Packham and Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 01:58 PM

Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne will stay locked down for a second week after reporting 20 new COVID-19 cases as it struggles to stamp out infections caused by the highly infectious Delta variant of the pandemic. Read more »

UK records highest daily COVID death toll since March

David Milliken, Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 06:42 AM

Britain reported 146 new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday, the highest daily total since March 12, as the impact of last month's surge in cases fed through into fatalities, government data showed. Read more »

Thai police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 09:51 AM

Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday at hundreds of protesters in Bangkok demanding political reform and calling for a change to the country's coronavirus vaccination program. Read more »

Australia records youngest COVID-19 death

Renju Jose and Byron Kaye, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 04 04:06 PM

An Australian man in his 20s died at home of COVID-19 in Sydney, authorities said on Wednesday, one of the country's youngest coronavirus deaths. Read more »

Thai monks don protective gear as COVID cases surge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 01 02:33 PM

As COVID cases surge in Thailand, some Buddhist monks are donning PPE over their distinctive robes, delivering oxygen cylinders, taking nasal samples to help with testing, and even helping carry the dead to the crematoriums. Read more »

China, Australia ramp up COVID-19 curbs as Delta variant spreads

Laurie Chen with Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Aug 01 10:25 AM

China and Australia ramped up COVID-19 curbs Saturday as Delta variant cases surged and tens of thousands rallied in France against restrictions designed to stop the pandemic.   Read more »

Sydney posts record daily COVID-19 cases, police powers extended to enforce lockdown

Reuters
Posted at Jul 29 11:40 AM

The COVID-19 Delta outbreak in Australia's biggest city Sydney grew by 239 cases on Thursday, the highest daily rise since the pandemic started, forcing authorities to increase police powers to shut down businesses not complying with lockdown measures. Read more »

S.Korea reports highest COVID-19 daily count amid fourth wave

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jul 28 01:11 PM

South Korea on Wednesday reported 1,896 new COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, its highest-ever daily increase, as the country struggles to subdue a fourth wave of outbreaks fanned by the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus. Read more »

Australia's Victoria to ease COVID-19 curbs, Sydney cases rise

Colin Packham and Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 01:49 PM

Australia's Victoria state said on Tuesday it will lift a strict lockdown after curtailing the spread of COVID-19, while neighboring New South Wales faces an extension of restrictions after daily new cases spiked to a 16-month peak. Read more »

Australians may face longer lockdown after mass protests

Sonali Paul, Reuters
Posted at Jul 25 11:12 AM

Australia's New South Wales logged its second-highest daily increase in locally acquired COVID-19 cases of the year on Sunday amid fears of a wave of new infections after thousands of people joined an anti-lockdown protest. Read more »

Rising US COVID-19 cases fuel resurgence fears as Biden ramps up vaccination push

Maria Caspani and Dan Whitcomb, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 20 01:56 PM

Many of the new outbreaks were in parts of the country where COVID-19 vaccinations have lagged, prompting political leaders to ramp up pressure on reluctant Americans to get the inoculations.   Read more »

Australia's two biggest cities see COVID-19 cases ease amid lockdowns

Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 11:02 AM

Locally acquired cases of COVID-19 slightly eased on Monday in Australia's two biggest cities Sydney and Melbourne, both under lockdown, as authorities struggle to stop the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant.   Read more »

Thailand expands lockdown areas as COVID-19 cases surge

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 18 11:06 PM

BANGKOK (UPDATE) - The Thai government on Sunday announced plans for a tighter lockdown in Bangkok and high-risk provinces next week, suspending most domestic flights and expanding curfew areas after the country reported a third straight day of record COVID-19 case numbers. Read more »