Four major Australian cities imposed strict restrictions on Tuesday, amid an outbreak of infections linked to the Delta strain of Covid-19, putting 10 million residents into lockdown in Brisbane, Darwin, Perth, and Sydney. Perth began a four-day snap lockdown from midnight on Tuesday, while Brisbane will start a three-day stay-at-home order from Tuesday evening, joining Darwin and Sydney, which have... 

A senior health official in Australia has ordered grandparents not to “go anywhere near your grandkids” as the country doubles down on its ‘zero COVID’ policy. Chief Health Officer (CHO) Jeannette Young made the statement after the delta variant spread to four schools in the state of Queensland. “If you’re a grandparent of one of these kids, one of these households, and you haven’t been... 

Footage out of Pakistan purports to show thousands of residents lined up to receive a Covid-19 vaccine after the government in two provinces implemented measures to block cell service for the unvaccinated. The video shows a man driving down a street passing by a mile-long line of vehicles supposedly queued up to receive the vaccine. “Since last night thousands of people lining up to get vaccinated...