As countries like Australia see collapsing birth rates and excess deaths _...Read More_

CNN: Covid lockdowns are causing chaos in the world's biggest car market. >"Factories shut down, new model launches delayed and sales _...Read More_

"Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak have been told they will be fined by police over lockdown-breaking parties held on UK government premises, a Downing Street spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday."

"Oil prices swung lower Tuesday and U.S. stocks rallied in morning trading as investors reckoned with renewed coronavirus lockdowns in China and more cease-fire talks between Russia and Ukraine against an increasingly battle-scarred _...Read More_

"A highly anticipated report describes heavy workplace drinking at parties that breached pandemic lockdown rules. Lawmakers, including fellow Conservatives, demanded answers from Mr. Johnson in Parliament."

"Long before the Covid-19 pandemic grounded much of the world, lockdown, confinement, violence, and isolation was the daily reality for hundreds of thousands of people with _...Read More_

China’s “zero Covid” policy has a dedicated following: the millions of people who work diligently toward that goal, no matter the human costs.

Stores are shortening hours, fitting rooms are being closed and some employees can’t go on break. “Morale could not be lower,” one retail worker said.

"Despite lockdowns, masking, vaccination and the rest of it, Americans are sicker than ever, claims Jeffrey Tucker in today’s reckoning. But he also argues that we’re nearing the end of the entire charade, as Americans are saying enough is _...Read More_

>"For residents in China's northwestern city of Xi'an, the start of 2022 is looking a lot like 2020 -- only worse."

"China has implemented some of the strictest lockdown measures in the world since Covid emerged in Wuhan in late 2019". "Now, as the Omicron variant spreads, even stricter measures have been introduced in Xi’an."

The Netherlands went into lockdown on Sunday, lasting through Jan. 14, 2022. The new rules urge "everyone stay at home as much as possible," set limits on the number of visitors a household can receive, and limit groups outdoors to two _...Read More_

Nations across Europe moved to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of Covid-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant, with the Netherlands leading the way by imposing a nationwide lockdown.

>"The Netherlands entered a strict new lockdown Sunday due to fears over the Omicron coronavirus variant, and the UK's health _...Read More_