" We are making sure that we do not leave any stone unturned in relation to extra( military) resources," New South Wales( NSW) state Premier Gladys Berejiklian said at a media conference in Sydney, the state capital.... Several regional towns scattered across NSW have also been forced into snap lockdowns after fresh cases, raising fears the virus is spreading out of control. Despite seven weeks of lockdown in Sydney, daily infections continue to hover near record highs.... NSW on Thursday repo

GEORGE TOWN: As concerns surrounding the Omicron variant loom over the country, tourism players are hoping for better awareness and enforcement as measures to tackle the new Covid-19 variant instead of a blanket lockdown. Malaysian Association of Hotels( MAH) chief executive officer Yap Lip Seng said after having dealt with other variants of concern, the emergence of Omicron should not derail the current standard operating procedure( SOP), which had been put in place.“ It could be addressed with

A protestor holds a banner during a small anti-COVID restriction demonstration in the Hague, the Netherlands, Saturday, Dec.... Schools and universities will shut until Jan.... In what is surely to prove a major disappointment, the lockdown terms also rein in private holiday celebrations....

By David Stanway, Brenda Goh4 Min ReadSHANGHAI( Reuters)-China’s most populous city tightened the first phase of a two-stage COVID-19 lockdown on Tuesday, asking some residents to stay indoors unless they are getting tested as the number of new daily cases exceeded 4, 400.A security guard in personal protective equipment( PPE) walks at a main shopping area following the coronavirus disease( COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China March 29, 2022.... REUTERS/ Aly Song The financial hub of Shanghai,

Queensland in Australia may be plunged into a snap coronavirus lockdown following the detection of a cluster of new infections. The state, which is home to some 5 million people, logged five new cases over the last 24 hours in a family who tested positive. Authorities say the situation will be monitored closely over the critical next few days in case a new lockdown is warranted. The family lives in Brisbane, the capital of Australia’s third most-populous state.... It was not clear whether a loc

— AFP Indonesia marked a grim Eidul Azha amid a devastating new wave of coronavirus cases in the world’s most populous Muslim majority nation. Large gatherings were banned and tougher travel restrictions were imposed.... Vice President Ma’ruf Amin, also an influential cleric, appealed to people to perform holiday prayers at home with their families.“ Don’t do crowds, ” Amin said in televised remarks ahead of the start of the holiday.... The sudden announcement of the Melbourne lockdown last we

The Labour Party has confirmed it will back Boris Johnson if he pushes for more stringent Covid restrictions.... There are growing concerns that Britain is heading for a de-facto lockdown, despite Health Secretary Sajid Javid insisting such a measure was a" last resort".... The British Medical Association( BMA) has demanded immediate restrictions, claiming that the NHS is already overwhelmed. Speaking on Sky News, Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said that Labour will back Mr Johnson on n

SYDNEY: Australia’s banking regulator raised the minimum interest-rate buffer that lenders need to account for when assessing home-loan applications, citing growing risks to financial stability from a booming housing market. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority( APRA) told lenders it expects them to assess new borrowers’ ability to meet loan repayments at an interest rate that is at least three percentage points above the loan product rate, according to a statement yesterday. That’s up

Like Australia and New Zealand, Vietnam was once lauded for success in containing the virus, but is finding earlier measures were insufficient.It has more than 312, 000 infections and 7, 150 deaths, up from a May 1 figure of less than 3, 000 cases and 35 deaths....

Open this photo in gallery An empty street is seen as a lockdown to curb the spread of cases of COVID-19 remains in place in Wellington, New Zealand, on Aug.... PRAVEEN MENON/ ReutersPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended New Zealand’s strict nationwide COVID-19 lockdown saying the current outbreak of the Delta variant of the coronavirus had not yet peaked. The level 4 national lockdown was extended by three days until midnight on Aug.... 27 while Auckland, the epicentre of the outbr