Michigan:
School district closed for 1 week after antisemitic death threat
Note containing threat to staff member of Richmond, Michigan school leads to week-long closure as police search for culprit.
Note containing threat to staff member of Richmond, Michigan school leads to week-long closure as police search for culprit.
What does a blank piece of A4 paper represent and how did it become the 'face' of anti-lockdown protests in the country?
Workers in Zhengzhou factory locked into compound following virus cases.
Swedish schools remained open throughout pandemic, but severe illness in children was rare.
Fauci admits that school lockdowns were a disaster for US schoolchildren.
"Being confined at home" led to serious health consequences, say John Hopkins researchers.
"When restrictions were lifted, children with lack of prior immunity were exposed to a whole battery of new infections."
Study finds 1 in 4 4th graders struggle with reading comprehension 2 years after COVID lockdowns began
Thousands quarantined following positive COVID test in substandard conditions while city of millions remains under harsh lockdown.
Britain's Prime Minister is to be fined for throwing parties at his formal residence during strict lockdowns in the country.
Also to be fined: Finance Minister and at least 30 others.
For over two weeks China’s capital city, Shanghai, has been locked down, with about 26 million people trapped in their apartments.
China's latest COVID-19 lockdown has some residents angry with the government's response.
Hundreds of neighborhoods locked down as authorities admit failures & "insufficient understanding of virus."
Commentator Victor Davis Hanson explains how COVID lockdowns further enriched large corporations at the expense of small businesses.
Protesters demand cancellation of govt emergency powers, end to discrimination based on vaccination status.
John Hopkins researchers note "devastating effects" of failed policies, add that studies of 1918 Spanish flu drew similar conclusions.
Johnson admits attending garden party with around 40 staff at time when rules only permitted meeting with one other person outdoors.
Health officials warn: If Israel reaches 1,200-1,500 serious COVID-19 cases, complete lockdown will be needed.
'For unvaccinated people, illness from Omicron variant may be severe - people need to go get vaccinated,' Health Min. Horowitz says.
PM Bennett reportedly said in closed conversations that a lockdown may be inevitable due to uptick in COVID-19 cases.
13 million people locked down with just a few hours' notice, after 127 COVID cases diagnosed.
'No one is planning a lockdown,' Economy Min. Orna Barbivay promises.
Internal Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev suggests imposing green pass on people leaving their homes as Omicron strain spreads.
Business owners and the tourist industry worry government won't provide compensation if country goes into lockdown.
After Austria orders lockdown, Slovakia enters its own lockdown on vaccinated and unvaccinated alike as cases rise to record levels.
Nearly 40,000 demonstrators march in Vienna to protest Austrian government's new COVID lockdown, plans to impose vaccine mandate.
Interior Min. Ayelet Shaked promises there won't be a lockdown for Rosh Hashanah. 'We will all celebrate with our families.'
PM Jacinda Ardern insists COVID can be eliminated, even as experts say "COVID-19 is here to stay."
Hamad Amar, Minister in the Finance Ministry, says each sector will be personally attended to, unvaccinated teachers should stay home.
'It's in arm's reach, but we're not there yet, we're at the peak of the battle at this very moment,' PM Bennett says.
With no lockdown in sight, Israel passes 600-severe-cases lockdown threshold.
Education Ministry failed to adequately prepare for the start of the haredi school year, MK Meir Porush says.
PM Bennett says lockdown is weapon of last resort against spread of COVID, calls on citizens to get the vaccine to prevent a lockdown.
The island nation's Prime Minister said she wanted to ensure her country took measures before things got out of hand.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern orders entire country into full 3-day lockdown after first COVID case in 6 months detected.
Dr. Halbertal describes gov't determination to avoid lockdown at all costs, hospitals ordered to absorb thousands of serious cases.
An illicit engagement party roils Australian Jews as new COVID-19 outbreak extends lockdown.
Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Nachman Ash says third vaccine doses must reduce case numbers this week or there will be a lockdown.
Shaked said everything must be done to avoid another lockdown - including vaccinating individuals aged 40 and above.
Health Min. official: Israel has approximately two weeks before it must decide whether to impose a lockdown.
PM Bennett is pushing vaccinations, epidemiological investigations, in an effort to avoid lockdown, report says.
Most Israelis say fourth lockdown would represent failure by government to handle COVID crisis - but plurality back lockdown.
The government promised to provide hospitals with additional staff - in exchange for complete silence, no matter what.
'Get third vaccine to prevent fourth lockdown.' Housing Minister Ze'ev Elkin warns gov't will impose lockdown if it has no choice.
With the Delta variant on the rise, health officials are at odds over measures to slow the spread of the virus.
Netanyahu blasted Bennett for failing to implement a more effective policy for dealing with COVID after he'd 'rid the country of the virus.'
'Not clear if lockdowns actually cut number of seriously ill patients - but they do harm the economy,' says Israeli Finance Minister.
'Lockdown isn't a decree from Heaven, Green Pass guidelines were never intended to cause people to vaccinate,' Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis says.
"After a year and a half of this epidemic, we should be able to deal with this," Ichilov director says.
Just mentioning the work "lockdown" causes damage, ministers argue.
Possibility of lockdown over holiday season is 'embarrassing' & 'shameful,' MK Yakov Asher says. 'No chance public will have faith in this.'
Poll: 37% think government is doing a good job, down from 49% just a few weeks ago.
'A quarter of a million adults received a 3rd dose of coronavirus vaccine, my predecessor wanted to wait for FDA approval,' PM Bennett says.
'We will need to make a decision in two or three weeks, maybe even in August,' Health Min. Director General says.
As Israel enforces new restrictions following an increase in COVID cases, the country may be headed for yet another lockdown.
The Finance Minister was asked if there would be a lockdown over the High Holidays. He said he'd act according to "experts' advice."
'Everyone knows that if we don't get things under control, we're heading for a lockdown,' says senior health official.
According to new findings, the Delta strain of COVID-19 is more infectious than the common cold.
PM Bennett announces new policy: Lockdown only when hospitals are on the cusp of being overwhelmed.