Clashes broke out between police and protesters in a southern Chinese city, part of a wave of Covid lockdown-sparked demonstrations across the country that have morphed into demands for political freedoms.
“Sunod-sunod po ang pagtama sa ating mga kasamahan sa Senado and we just want to be safe,” Senate President Migz Zubiri said.
The government will no longer enforce Covid-19 lockdowns as the country can’t afford to implement another restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The Philippines can’t afford another lockdown despite the possible uptick of Covid-19 cases brought about by the new Omicron variant, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Secretary Joey Concepcion said.
China said Monday that just three people have died from Covid-19 in Shanghai since a gruelling lockdown began last month, despite recording hundreds of thousands of cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant in the eastern megacity.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered a “full apology” on Tuesday after being fined for breaching Covid-19 lockdown laws in the so-called “Partygate” scandal, but looked set to defy calls for his resignation.
by Vivian Lin with Matthew Walsh in Beijing Videos of a pet dog killed in the name of Covid controls, expletive-strewn songs aimed at Communist
A Chinese city of nine million was ordered into lockdown on Friday and Shanghai shut its schools as authorities scrambled to halt a Covid-19 outbreak that has pushed nationwide cases to their highest levels in two years.
Vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Friday urged individuals who are not yet inoculated against COVID-19 to get vaccinated to spare the country from disruptive lockdowns and ensure the continued gradual opening of the economy.
Hong Kong may impose a China-style hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities signalled Monday, with the city’s zero-Covid strategy in tatters and bodies piling up in hospitals.
