Thousands of visitors at Shanghai Disneyland got the shock of their lives Sunday night, Oct. 31, when they were locked inside the park to be tested for Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19). The theme park trapped all visitors in the park after receiving news of one confirmed COVID-19 case. Against their will, over 34,000 park visitors stayed at the amusement park until testing was over. China’s COVID Zero... 

The end of the global pandemic is now in sight, Poland’s Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Wednesday, expressing hope that the country will soon begin to return to normal life. Speaking at a press conference, the minister said that in February he expects a significant decrease in infections, which, in turn, will lower the risk of the healthcare system becoming overwhelmed. If this is the... 

Greeks over 60 warned about punishment for non-compliance with vaccination rules. The Greek prime minister has made a final appeal to the country’s senior citizens to get inoculated before monthly punishments for violating the country’s vaccination mandate kick in next week. “Our fellow citizens who are over 60 and still unvaccinated – I encourage them today: take this step,” Prime Minister... 

People most at risk from coronavirus can be identified with a simple genetic check, health officials say. The Polish Health Ministry is planning to introduce a new type of screening for coronavirus after a gene was discovered that determines the likelihood of a patient suffering from severe or fatal Covid-19. People most at risk of suffering the severest effects or even dying of coronavirus can be... 

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has issued a stark warning to people who refuse the Covid jab if they fail to follow a stay-at-home order. With Covid infections in the Philippines hitting a three-month high, President Rodrigo Duterte took a firm approach to the unvaxxed, threatening to arrest such “recalcitrant persons” if they violate a confinement order. In a televised address to the nation... 

The prime minister of the Canadian province of Quebec, Francois Legault, has proposed introducing tax for all adults who refuse COVID-19 vaccination for non-medical reasons. “Despite the fact that unvaccinated adults make up 10% of the population, they account for half of the COVID hospitalizations in intensive care units. This is an immense pressure on our health care system. Therefore, we are... 

Authorities in Hong Kong have ordered new COVID-19 restrictions over the first suspected case of the new Omicron variant in the Chinese territory. Government Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced a two-week ban on flights from eight countries, including the UK, on Wednesday. She also ordered bars and gyms closed and restaurants to stop serving after 6pm. That was after a 42-year-old male resident tested... 

Italy is currently mulling over the possibility of completely banning unvaccinated individuals from workplaces. Some in the Italian government are considering implementing the Super Green Pass in workplaces, an action which would result in the complete banning of unvaccinated individuals from that area of life. The so-called “Super Green Pass” in Italy can only be obtained by being vaccinated... 

Once again, the leaders of a “democratic” Western-style country are using the COVID-19 pandemic to implement authoritarian control measures over their people, and it’s going to be control they’re never going to peacefully let go of. South Korean health officials, with the blessing of the country’s government, is “set to launch in January will test the tracking of citizens with artificial... 

Greece is now planning to fine its unvaccinated population 100 Euros per month for refusing to take the vaccine… this has gotten beyond the point of reason and rationality, beyond human rights, choice and oppression. This is at this point abuse of unspeakable proportions. This is worthy of a Nuremberg trial 2.0. What the Germans did back then was child’s play compared to what is being... 

Despite being one of the most vaccinated countries in the world, Ireland is seeing its largest wave of infections to date. Ireland is going into a “partial lockdown” phase in November and will be implementing a midnight curfew for a population that is 93 percent vaccinated! The government is planning a full nationwide lockdown just before Christmas, as the country begins to see a fourth wave of... 

Russia could be set to introduce some of the toughest Covid restrictions in the world, including a sweeping QR-code mandate for adults, if a draft law is passed by the country’s parliament. The proposed law would require QR-code Covid passes to enter stores, cultural venues and cafes until June 1, 2022 – but would not come into effect until February. “Realizing that our citizens need to be given... 

Protesters who have been gathering across Italy to support a campaign against introduction of vaccination certificates, known as “the green pass” in that country have some supporters in high places like senators and members of parliament (MPs). One of them, Senator Laura Granato, has experienced first-hand what the new rules around Covid passes mean for gainfully employed persons who oppose them:... 

All activities in indoor public places, from large shops in malls to restaurants to cinemas and other places, will require the public to show a “green certificate” for admission as of October 21, Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov told a news conference on October 19. Basically this is discrimination against the unvaccinated. Bulgaria is only 25% vaccinated which means that... 

In April 2020, a Texas man named Christopher Charles Perez posted on Facebook that he had paid someone with COVID-19 to go to a local grocery store, and lick items. That was a really dumb thing to post, especially so early in the pandemic when it was still unclear how serious COVID-19 was. The post was immature and idiotic, but was it criminal? Some anonymous netizen thought so, and sent a screen-shot...