Lockdowns eased

A man walks past a 'Please Stay Home' sign on the first day of a five-day lockdown implemented in the state of Victoria in response to a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
Coronavirus chronicle

Victoria state to end snap lockdown, allow fans at Australian Open

The lifting of restrictions will allow at least some spectators at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, where players have competed in empty stadiums during the lockdown

Mahtab Uddin
Thoughts

Was it the right time to withdraw the shutdown?

A man exercises along Trocadero Square, close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.AP Photo via UNB.
Coronavirus chronicle

Emerging from lockdown: '46 days in the house was enough'

A sign to alert customers to keep social distancing is seen on the floor at Dia&Go supermarket, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Madrid, Spain, April 25, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Coronavirus chronicle

Spain's kids prepare for taste of freedom after six-week lockdown