- Renewed Lockdown Measures Slow Economic Momentum
WASHINGTON—The economy’s momentum has reversed in recent weeks with spikes in coronavirus cases that forced a series of renewed stay-at-home orders and business closures. While some states like California, New York, and Michigan have begun to ease restrictions, economists are still pessimistic over the near-term outlook. It will be months before vaccines are widespread enough to […]
- Conditions for Shanghai Residents Rapidly Worsen as Authorities Report COVID-19 Outbreak
Thousands of residents in downtown Shanghai are being relocated to hotels in emergency isolation measures after local authorities said hospital workers and patients in the city center had tested positive for the CCP virus. Surrounding areas have also been locked down, with residents facing rapidly worsening conditions as the government attempts to halt the spread of […]
- China: Coronavirus Surge Leaves 11 Regions Under Lockdown
Government officials in China have sealed off at least 11 regions across three provinces to curb the spread of a Chinese coronavirus “resurgence,” state media reported on Monday. “Northeast China’s Heilongjiang sealed off at least five regions – Zhaodong, Qinggang, Suihua city’s downtown area, Angangxi district in Qiqihar and Hulan district in Harbin. Local residents […]
- UK Govt Shock Ad Campaign Claims Buying a Coffee, Seeing Friends ‘Costs Lives’
A series of new social media ads which aim to shock Britons into staying locked in their homes and avoid interacting with other people claim that buying a cup of coffee could “cost lives”. The ads were released on Thursday, with one Facebook meme labelled “Don’t let a coffee cost lives”. “Unnecessary social contact puts […]
- Scotland’s First Minister Announces Lockdown from Midnight
Scotland will head into a new national lockdown from midnight, with the first minister giving just 10 hours notice of a new legal requirement to stay at home for all but essential purposes. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that the lockdown measures were similar to those put in place during the previous CCP (Chinese […]
- UK COVID Cops Fine Men for Looking at Snow
A British police force stopped four men in their cars and fined them £200 each for “looking at the snow”, in the latest incident of snow cops penalising Britons for apparently enjoying the winter weather during lockdown. Almost seven inches of snow fell in parts of the United Kingdom, prompting many Britons to bask in […]
- Partygoers in England to Face £800 Fines for CCP Virus Breach
The UK government has announced a new £800 ($1,096) fine for people who attend house parties in breach of CCP virus restrictions. The fine, which will be introduced next week, will apply to those who attend illegal gatherings of more than 15 people in homes, Home Secretary Priti Patel announced on Thursday at a press […]
- DC Pedestrians View Inaugural Lockdown With Sadness and Dismay
WASHINGTON—Very few cars were seen on the streets in the center of D.C. on Sunday morning, and only a few pedestrians, runners, and bikers were around. Street and Metro rail closures ordered in preparation for the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20 kept the city streets mostly empty. Those who ventured out were taken aback by […]
- China in Focus (Jan. 8): Chinese People Forced to Pay for Quarantine
New reports emerge from Chinese cities under lockdown. One resident committed suicide after going bankrupt. While others report forced quarantine if just one building resident steps out the door. The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. faces digital backlash. That’s after a Tweet claiming re-education camps have allowed women from one ethnic minority to become more […]
- Lockdown Forever: Vaccine Won’t Mean End to Social Distancing, Says UK Govt Doctor
The deputy chief medical officer for England has warned that even for those who have been vaccinated, social distancing measures will likely remain in place for months. In a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said that people could not “behave with wild abandon” after receiving the coronavirus vaccine until it is […]
- UK Conservative MPs Press Government for Plans to Re-Open Schools
Conservative MPs in the UK have pressed the government to announce its plans for a general re-opening of schools, as the country’s third national lockdown continues amid the ongoing CCP virus pandemic. Tory MP Robert Halfon, chair of the Commons Education Committee, wrote on Twitter on Monday that he has contacted the speaker of the House […]
- COVID-19 Epidemic Ravaging Northeast China, Villages Evacuated, Livestock and Crops Left Behind
China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province has officially reported 448 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 18 but the public believes that the actual situation is much worse than the official data. Wangkui County is the epicenter of the outbreak in the province. The situation is getting more severe, residents have told The Epoch Times. Local governments are […]
- UK May Ease CCP Virus Lockdown From March, Foreign Secretary Says
The UK may begin easing existing CCP virus lockdown measures in March if the vaccine roll-out goes to plan, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday. Talking to the BBC’s “Andrew Marr Show,” Raab said the government plans to vaccinate 15 million—or 88 percent—of those most at risk of dying from the CCP virus by […]
- Chinese Citizens Decry Extreme Lockdown Measures in Northeastern China
The Chinese communist regime’s extreme lockdown measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic has caused tragedy for one family in northeastern China where severe outbreaks recently occurred. Locals in Dalian and Shenyang, the two largest cities in the province of Liaoning, waited in long lines for COVID-19 nucleic acid tests during the severe cold on […]
- ‘She terrorized my family’: Oregon Salon Owner Sues Governor for Coronavirus Shutdown
An Oregon salon owner has sued Oregon Gov. Kate Brown for $100,000 over the state’s lockdown and for fining her $14,000 for defying the rules and reopening her business during the coronavirus pandemic. Lindsey Graham, owner of Glamour Salon in Salem, filed a lawsuit on Dec 18 against the Democratic governor claiming that forcing her […]
- Beijing City Requires Mass Virus Testing for Roughly 2 Million
The government of Beijing city is intensifying efforts to contain the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus as a recent outbreak continues to worsen. On Jan. 22, Beijing authorities declared at a pandemic prevention and control press briefing that all residents in Dongcheng and Xicheng districts will be required to take nucleic acid testing, with a […]
- Coronavirus Panic: China Locks Down 1.7 Million People in Beijing
Chinese authorities locked down 1.7 million people in Beijing on Tuesday as health officials scrambled to contain the spread of a new Chinese coronavirus resurgence across northern China that now threatens the nation’s capital. “Daxing district in southern Beijing … has been sealed off from the rest of the country after six infections were found […]
- ‘No Vaccine, No Job’ Declares Anti-Brexit Pimlico Plumbers Boss
Anti-Brexit businessman Charlie Mullins has vowed to introduce a “no vaccine, no job” policy, barring those who refuse vaccination for the Chinese coronavirus from his employment. The multimillionaire founder of Pimlico Plumbers said that he is allocating up to £1 million to innoculate his workforce once the vaccinations are available for private purchase. “No vaccine, […]
- Chinese Residents Under Virus Lockdown Running out of Food, Supplies
The outbreaks in major cities of northern China such as Beijing, Dalian, and Shenyang remained severe, as residents were running out of food and other resources amid stringent lockdown measures. Meanwhile, northern Hebei Province witnessed another surge in COVID-19 cases and struggled to contain the outbreak. “We are like lambs to be slaughtered. There’s no […]
- Delingpole: Lockdowns Were Inspired by the CCP, admits Professor Pantsdown
Professor Neil Ferguson, the discredited Imperial College computer modeller behind Britain’s draconian lockdown policies, has come clean about his inspiration: none of it would have been possible without the shining example of the Chinese Communist Party. In an extraordinary interview with the Times (of London), Ferguson admits that if it hadn’t been for China’s example, no […]