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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.

Actor turned political activist Laurence Fox has got himself a ‘mask exempt’ badge off Amazon. This has earned him a very unparliamentary rebuke from an obscure but clearly ambitious Conservative MP called Simon Hoare.

Government officials in Indonesia reprimanded local celebrity Raffi Ahmad on Thursday after he was photographed socializing at a private party on Wednesday hours after participating in the Indonesian government’s official coronavirus vaccination campaign.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo received his first dose of CoronaVac, a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine candidate, on live TV this week.

The Swedish municipality of Strömstad has seen a 700 per cent rise in unemployment due to travel restrictions implemented after the start of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

Cafe and gym owners in South Korea are filing separate lawsuits against the government this week seeking compensation for losses suffered under federally-mandated business shutdowns during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

The European Union will discuss Greece’s recommendation to issue certificates to EU citizens who have been vaccinated against the Chinese coronavirus in order to reestablish freedom of movement.

Full data shows China’s Sinovac vaccine candidate, “CoronaVac,” to be 50.38 percent effective against the Chinese coronavirus in late-stage trials, Brazilian state researchers revealed Tuesday, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Great news! You lost your job, your business closed, freedom died, but it is worth it because CO2 fell by ten whole per cent last year.

Zimbabwe’s government on Monday banned families from transporting the bodies of people who recently died to their city of origin for burial — a local custom in the southern African nation — as part of an effort to control the spread of the Chinese coronavirus.

Japan’s federal government declared a limited state of emergency in its national capital, Tokyo, and three neighboring prefectures on Thursday in an effort to curb transmission of the Chinese coronavirus.

Saudi Arabia’s health ministry on Thursday announced the launch of an online “Health Passport” designed to track people’s health status, including if they have received a coronavirus vaccination.

Singapore police used coronavirus contact tracing data from the government’s TraceTogether app to investigate a murder case sometime in the past several months, Singaporean government ministers admitted on Tuesday, according to the South China Morning Post.

Authorities in Zimbabwe suspended four police officers for failing to enforce a ban on New Year’s Eve parties on December 31 in the capital, Harare, allowing 2,000 people to gather for a music performance “right next to the local police station,” according to Zimbabwe’s the Herald on Tuesday.

Communities across China’s northern Hebei province have reported new coronavirus outbreaks in recent days, with one village raising its coronavirus emergency response level to “high-risk” on Tuesday.

The Wall Street Journal claimed Monday, citing one “person familiar with the matter,” that the communist regime governing North Korea formally submitted a request to participate in a global plan to distribute Chinese coronavirus vaccines, despite insisting it has not confirmed a single case of coronavirus disease within its borders.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday warned the national legislature not to probe his bodyguards about an unauthorized coronavirus vaccine candidate they received last fall, Philippine news site Rappler reported Tuesday.

Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro claimed on Sunday that the U.S. is currently “in chaos” and has “no measures in place” to control its Chinese coronavirus epidemic, after eliminating all coronavirus precautions in his own country for at least a month.

India’s drug regulator approved two Indian-made coronavirus vaccine candidates for emergency use Sunday, the Serum Institute of India’s (SII) Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock took aim at the British public’s “behaviour” on Monday for the spread of the coronavirus, going on to demand that everyone should act as though they are already infected with the virus. Mr Hancock refused to

Brexit leader Nigel Farage said that after completing his “life’s work” of securing the United Kingdom’s independence from the European Union, his next major campaign will be to reduce Britain’s dependence on China.

Government agents smuggled doses of an unapproved Chinese coronavirus vaccine candidate into the Philippines and gave them to President Rodrigo Duterte’s military security detail as early as September, the Philippine defense minister said Wednesday.

Governments worldwide have imposed limitations on the number of people allowed to gather in private and public to celebrate New Year’s Eve on December 31 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

South Korea on Tuesday recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll since authorities first began documenting coronavirus deaths within the country early this year.

Britain is facing a ‘Tier 5’ national lockdown as government scientists have told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the current restrictions are not harsh enough to slow the spread of the Chinese coronavirus.

Britain’s lockdown, that in turn inspired that in the U.S? None of it would have been possible without the shining example of China.

A year into the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, government officials across the globe are facing accusations of taking advantage of the crisis to profit off of increased aid intended for public health relief.

Mr Farage said that as millions of Britons remain under lockdown during Christmas, the ire of the public should be aimed at China.

While many countries continue to limit the number of people allowed to gather in public spaces this holiday season amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, some have announced outright bans on Christmas parties.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that travellers from the United Kingdom will face home visits from police officers to enforce a quarantine order against Britons. The left-wing Mayor said that the quarantine was in response