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Austria re-imposes a full Covid lockdown and makes vaccination mandatory
Police officers monitor compliance with the lockdown for the unvaccinated on November 15, 2021 in Innsbruck, Austria. Jan Hetfleisch | Getty Images Austria will enter a fourth national lockdown on Monday as Covid-19 cases continue to surge, becoming the first country in Western Europe to impose stringent measures this fall. The country’s unvaccinated are already […]
The party island of Phuket opens to those willing to follow its many rules
Starting July 1, tourists can visit Phuket without quarantining for the first time since March 2020. In Thailand’s much-discussed “sandbox” pilot scheme, its largest island has reopened to vaccinated travelers who are willing to abide by a laundry list of rules designed to safely restart tourism amid the pandemic. The plan hinges on a […]
Protests against Covid controls erupt across China
Demonstrators against Covid restrictions hold blank sheets of paper during a protest in Beijing in the early hours of Monday, Nov. 28. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Rare protests broke out across China over the weekend as groups of people vented their frustration over the zero-Covid policy. The unrest came as infections […]