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Why China is locking down its cities

Its worst spike in cases since the start of the pandemic has prompted a policy rethink.

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Chinese policemen wearing masks

Why China is locking down its cities

Its worst spike in cases since the start of the pandemic has prompted a policy rethink.

Chinese policemen wearing masks

Why China is locking down its cities

Its worst spike in cases since the start of the pandemic has prompted a policy rethink.

Protesters against Covid-19 vaccine manadates and restrictions gather near parliament grounds in Wellington on March 2, 2022.

New Zealand to scrap some Covid vaccine mandates

The country has had some of the world's toughest restrictions but these had led to angry protests.

Indian widows participate in the Holi festival in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, 15 March 2022.

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Illustration of a globe, vaccine and needle

Covid vaccines: How fast is worldwide progress?

Charts and maps tracking the progress of Covid vaccination programmes.

Ian Lester

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People wear masks on a street in Hong Kong on 17 February 2022

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A girl reacts to the throat swab in the mandatory all-inclusive Covid-19 test in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province Sunday, March 06, 2022

Omicron vs Zero-Covid: How long can China hold on?

China's worst outbreak in two years has got some questioning how long it can hang on to its strategy.

Protesters against Covid-19 vaccine manadates and restrictions gather near parliament grounds in Wellington on March 2, 2022.

New Zealand to scrap some Covid vaccine mandates

The country has had some of the world's toughest restrictions but these had led to angry protests.

Indian widows participate in the Holi festival in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, 15 March 2022.

Should India be bracing for a fourth Covid wave?

The good news is that daily new cases have fallen to their lowest in nearly two years.

Illustration of a globe, vaccine and needle

Covid vaccines: How fast is worldwide progress?

Charts and maps tracking the progress of Covid vaccination programmes.

Ian Lester
People wear masks on a street in Hong Kong on 17 February 2022
A girl reacts to the throat swab in the mandatory all-inclusive Covid-19 test in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province Sunday, March 06, 2022

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  11. Woman calls for PM to resign if he breached lockdown rules

    Susie Crozier-Flintham with her father, Howard Crozier, who died in March 2020.
    Copyright: Susie Crozier-Flintham/PA Media
    Image caption: Susie's father, Howard Crozier, died in March 2020 during the first lockdown

    A Sunderland woman has called for Boris Johnson to “do the decent thing” and resign if he is found to have breached lockdown rules.

    The first 20 fines have been issued as part of a police inquiry into 12 Downing Street events that may have breached Covid rules, including at least three attended by the prime minister.

    Susie Crozier-Flintham lost her father to coronavirus in the first lockdown and wasn’t able to have a proper funeral for him. She has been campaigning for those who broke lockdown rules to be held to account.

    “I feel we have been taken for mugs and been treated like our loved ones didn’t matter,” she told BBC Radio Newcastle. “They were laughing at us, rubbing salt in the wounds. And then they stood up in the House of Commons and lied about it.

    “I wanted to have friends and family at my dad’s funeral, I wanted to hug people and have a proper celebration of his life. Instead, it was the most pared-down ceremony you can imagine.

    “I was left to myself at the end of it, I couldn’t have access to any of my support networks.”

    Boris Johnson
    Copyright: EPA

    Boris Johnson has previously said he didn’t believe he was breaking any rules but apologised for “the things we simply didn’t get right”.

    The prime minister’s office has insisted he did not knowingly mislead the House of Commons when he was questioned about the gatherings.

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