ANKARA, Turkey—People in Turkey stocked up on groceries, filled markets and left cities for their hometowns or the southern coast Thursday before the country entered its strictest lockdown of the pandemic. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan imposed a “full lockdown” that took effect at 1600 GMT (12 p.m. EDT) and will last until May 17 amid…
Every COVID-19 Lockdown Fine Must Be Reviewed: UK Lawmakers
Every fine issued under the UK government’s COVID-19 lockdown rules must be reviewed, said a cross-party committee of British lawmakers who called the system “muddled, discriminatory, and unfair.” In a report published on Tuesday, the Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR), which is composed of both MPs and peers, set out “significant concerns” over…
Lockdowns in Western Australia Are About Control
Commentary As Anzac Day Dawn Services were held across the nation, another lockdown in Perth and the Peel region after two cases of locally acquired COVID-19 forced their cancellation in Western Australia (WA), with the people instead asked to commemorate the day at home. These lockdown measures compromise at least two of our most cherished…
Perth Plunged Into Three-Day Lockdown After COVID-19 Outbreak
Metropolitan Perth and the Peel region will go into a three-day lockdown from midnight on Friday after a hotel quarantine outbreak led to community transmission. Western Australia (WA) Premier Mark McGowan says the lockdown is a necessary measure after two people, including a man who stayed in the hotel and completed quarantine before flying to…
Americans Are Getting Quite Plump During Lockdown
It was about one year ago, in spring 2020, when the jokes about the “quarantine 15” weight gain began making the rounds. But one year later, a longitudinal cohort study by researchers at the University of California shows that we underestimated the problem. According to the Trust for America’s Health State of Obesity 2020 report, 42.4…
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: The Deadly Consequences of Lockdowns
April 21, 2021
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As a result of the lockdowns, millions across the globe have been thrown into poverty, with many at the brink of starvation. In America, thousands have skipped health examinations or cancer treatments and thoughts of suicide are at record highs among college-aged youth. A year later, were lockdowns worth it? “I’ve had many, many, many…
Exclusive: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya—The Deadly Consequences of Lockdowns
April 21, 2021
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As a result of the lockdowns, millions across the globe have been thrown into poverty, with many at the brink of starvation. In America, thousands have skipped health examinations or cancer treatments and thoughts of suicide are at record highs among college-aged youth. A year later, were lockdowns worth it? “I’ve had many, many, many…
Couple Who Tripled Their Mortgage Deposit During the Lockdown Buy a New House
A thrifty couple who saved a deposit of 50,000 pounds (approx. US$70,000) during the lockdown using some very detailed spreadsheets are celebrating buying their first home. Louise and Mike Zanier were left disappointed after they were forced to pull out of a house sale when their mortgage lender stopped accepting 5 percent deposits at the beginning…
India’s Capital to Lock Down Amid Devastating Virus Surge
NEW DELHI—New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown on April 19 to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital’s health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit amid an explosive surge in coronavirus cases. In scenes familiar from surges elsewhere, ambulances catapulted from one hospital to another, trying to find an empty bed…
Michigan Gov. Says State Can’t Issue COVID-19 Lockdown After Republican Lawsuits
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her state won’t carry out another COVID-19-related lockdown following GOP-led lawsuits in 2020 that argued she overstepped her constitutional authority. “I have been sued by my legislature. I have lost in a Republican-controlled Supreme Court, and I don’t have all of the exact same tools [that I had 15 months…
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