# Lockdown

This week

17th September 2023 - 23rd September 2023

Tony Holohan critical of Government's 'meaningful Christmas' Covid lockdown lift in new memoir

Holohan defends the general policy of imposing lockdowns during the pandemic, saying that ICU capacity was not a decisive factor.

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This year

2023

# Covid-19

Tony Holohan says media and others tried to 'oversimplify' pandemic response

Holohan said there was no “silver bullet” that could have stopped the pandemic.

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Apr 28th 2023, 6:40 PM

# Vaccines

Former NPHET member says mandatory Covid vaccines should have been considered

Professor Cormican also said that the intensity of lockdown measures meant that some vulnerable people were ‘effectively abandoned for months’.

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Feb 27th 2023, 3:07 PM

# respiratory illness

North Korea locks down capital over 'respiratory illness', report says

Residents of Pyongyang have been ordered to stay in their homes

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Jan 25th 2023, 9:47 AM

Last year

2022

# pandemic

China expands lockdowns as Covid-19 cases hit daily record

Officials in the government of Zhengzhou have declared a ‘war of annihilation’ against the virus.

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Nov 24th 2022, 9:35 AM

# Courts

Man jailed for throwing firework during anti-lockdown protest, which perforated garda's eardrum

The man later told Gardaí that he had no intention of causing trouble that day

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Oct 11th 2022, 5:18 PM

# debunked

Debunked: World Economic Forum did not say Covid lockdowns were test for ‘social-credit scheme’

Irish social media users shared a headline from a fake news site

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Oct 5th 2022, 2:47 PM

# Mental Health

Third of UK prisoners show symptoms of 'severe anxiety disorder' due to pandemic

Decreased visiting opportunities were a major issue for most respondents.

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Jul 20th 2022, 6:15 AM

# beergate

Starmer and Rayner will not be fined over ‘beergate’, say police

The British Labour leadership duo had vowed to quit if police had taken action against them.

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Jul 8th 2022, 12:47 PM

# Carer

Woman jailed for 18 months for stealing from elderly lady she cared for during lockdown

O’Connor was stealing from the elderly woman, who had dementia, for the first four months of the pandemic.

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Jun 22nd 2022, 6:52 PM

# China

'There's no why': Shanghai rages at endless Covid lockdown

China’s capital is trying to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with restrictions on movement.

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May 9th 2022, 10:48 AM

# Shanghai

Shanghai cautiously eases lockdown as deaths rise

China’s largest city is inching towards reopening.

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Apr 20th 2022, 1:46 PM

# China

Shanghai lockdown eased following reports of disorder

About 6.6 million people can go outdoors, but some must stay in their own neighbourhoods in the Chinese city.

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Apr 13th 2022, 2:37 PM

# Partygate

Snap poll indicates 57% believe Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak should resign

Boris Johnson was fined over attending a gathering to mark his 56th birthday at No 10, at which he was ‘ambushed’ with a cake.

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Apr 13th 2022, 8:52 AM

# Shanghai

Shanghai to start easing lockdown after mass Covid testing

Large swathes of the city, with a population of 26 million, have been under lockdown since March 28.

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Apr 9th 2022, 12:33 PM

# China

Shanghai residents ‘running out of food’ under Covid lockdown

Strict anti-coronavirus controls are confining most of its 25 million people to their homes.

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Apr 7th 2022, 2:30 PM

# Partygate

Police to issue Covid-19 fines against people who attended lockdown parties at Downing Street

The Metropolitan Police said investigators will refer the 20 fixed penalty notices to the ACRO Criminal Records Office.

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Mar 29th 2022, 9:54 AM

# Lockdown

Half of Shanghai in lockdown to curb Covid-19 outbreak

Authorities are imposing a two-phase lockdown of the city of about 25 million people to carry out mass testing.

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Mar 28th 2022, 7:27 AM

# Lockdown

Nearly 30 million people under lockdown in China as Covid-19 cases surge

China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, more than double the previous day’s tally.

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Mar 15th 2022, 7:00 AM

# Lockdown

Australia will reopen borders to tourists on February 21

Australia’s ports and airports shut to tourists in March 2020.

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Feb 7th 2022, 8:57 AM

# Partygate

Boris Johnson clings on despite demand to ‘in the name of God, go’

David Davis warned Tories the party faces “dying a death of 1,000 cuts” if MPs do not swiftly oust the prime minister.

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Jan 20th 2022, 7:10 AM

# Covid party

'The party's over, Boris': British papers slam Johnson as pressure mounts over No 10 parties

The Telegraph is among the papers to report that Johnson’s premiership is in jeopardy over a series of No 10 lockdown parties.

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Jan 12th 2022, 11:13 AM

# lack of support

Large numbers of people with drug addictions were 'left to kill themselves slowly' during lockdowns

Substance abuse support groups were closed for five months in 2020 – with catastrophic impacts for the people who attend them.

Substance abuse support groups were classed as non-essential services for five months from March 2020, leaving people without a lifeline.

A survey of 157 drug and alcohol support services found that 84% of the support groups saw an increase in drug use among their clients.

“The ball was dropped by the government and people were left to kill themselves slowly for the first year of the pandemic," said one support worker.

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Jan 5th 2022, 12:05 AM

All time

# Xian

Groceries to be delivered to residents of Chinese city under strict Covid-19 lockdown

The city of Xi’an with a population of 13 million people has been put into lockdown after a surge of cases.

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Dec 30th 2021, 1:07 PM

# covid christmas

Netherlands to go into Christmas 'lockdown' says Prime Minister

Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the measures are intended to try to stop a surge of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

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Dec 18th 2021, 6:57 PM

# Austria

Austrian Chancellor on vaccine mandate plans: 'You don't only have rights, you have obligations'

The country has entered a strict lockdown to combat soaring coronavirus cases.

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Nov 23rd 2021, 11:37 AM

# restrictions

Number of Covid-19 cases can be reduced without going into lockdown, Taoiseach says

He said measures needed to combat the virus now were different to those required earlier in the pandemic.

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Nov 22nd 2021, 5:21 PM

# Austria

Austria imposing national lockdown for all and making vaccinations mandatory

The lockdown will start from Monday and will be evaluated after 10 days.

It's planned that Covid-19 vaccinations will be mandatory from 1 February next year.

Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg blamed the unvaccinated for an “attack on the health system”.

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Nov 19th 2021, 9:52 AM

# Lockdown

Austria begins lockdown for those not vaccinated against Covid-19

About 65% of Austria’s almost nine million people are vaccinated.

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Nov 15th 2021, 7:52 AM

# Austria

Austria plans lockdown for those not vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19

Only around 65% of the population is fully vaccinated in Austria.

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Nov 12th 2021, 10:41 PM

# Greece

Tighter restrictions announced for non-vaccinated in Greece as daily cases surge

The new measures come in this weekend.

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Nov 2nd 2021, 5:38 PM

# New Zealand

New Zealand region moves to alert level three lockdown from today

Minister Chris Hipkins said that the new cases were separate from other active cases in the region and as a result, it’s “unclear at this point how they could have picked up the virus”.

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Nov 2nd 2021, 2:04 PM

Voices

Opinion: 'Covid left many feeling disregarded by society because they don’t live in a family unit'

Yvonne Barnes-Holmes says that the level of suffering created by a lack of social interaction is just beginning to emerge.

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Oct 29th 2021, 7:00 AM

# New Zealand

New Zealand drops 'Covid zero' goal after Delta outbreak

Jacinda Ardern said that a Delta outbreak had been a “game changer” and that a new approach was needed.

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Oct 4th 2021, 7:45 AM

# covid19

New Zealand tightens travel rules as Covid-19 spreads

The national flag carrier Air New Zealand also announced it was introducing a “no jab, no fly” policy.

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Oct 3rd 2021, 10:24 AM

# Coronavirus

Boris Johnson ‘dead set’ on avoiding future lockdowns in new Covid plan

He is to due to set out his plan to get England through coronavirus over the autumn and winter.

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Sep 13th 2021, 7:16 AM

# Auckland

New Zealand records first Covid death in over six months

The woman is the 27th person to die with Covid-19 in New Zealand and the first recorded since 16 February.

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Sep 4th 2021, 7:48 AM

# Auckland

New Zealand extends national Covid-19 lockdown

Jacinda Ardern said there were signs the outbreak would soon peak if stay-at-home orders remained in place.

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Aug 27th 2021, 7:19 AM

# jacinda ardern

New Zealand PM Ardern warns coronavirus outbreak will grow

Nationwide stay-at-home orders were issued yesterday when just one case had been identified.

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Aug 18th 2021, 8:43 AM

# Australia

Sydney warned to brace for higher Covid numbers as lockdown continues

New South Wales premier said the state today hit a new peak with 291 cases detected.

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Aug 6th 2021, 7:06 AM