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Lockdowns were “a global policy failure of gigantic proportions” that had a “negligible” impact on loss of life, a study has found.

Disgraced former Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s team reportedly sought to lock up Brexit leader Nigel Farage in 2020 for supposedly breaching Chinese coronavirus lockdown rules by having a pint in a pub.

CINCINNATI (AP) – Novak Djokovic pulled out of next week’s hard-court tournament in Cincinnati on Friday because he has not gotten any COVID-19 vaccine shots and so is not allowed to travel to the United States.

The Canadian government has admitted that some travellers were erroneously told to go into quarantine upon arriving in Canada due to glitches in the Trudeau government’s ArriveCAN app.

The Canadian government is set to reinstate random mandatory Wuhan virus tests for airline passengers after briefly suspending the tests due to long delays at Canadian airports.

A German court has rejected attempts by members of the country’s armed forces to challenge the government’s mandatory Wuhan virus vaccination policy for all troops.

NICE, France (AP) – Tourism is booming again in France – and so is COVID-19. French officials have “invited” or “recommended” people to go back to using face masks but stopped short of renewing restrictions that would scare visitors away or revive anti-government protests.

Italy is moving to drop its Wuhan virus health pass system, but the EU member-state will maintain mask mandates for public transit, cinemas, and other venues until the middle of June.

OTTAWA (AP) – Police wearing helmets and shields made several arrests Friday night in Canada’s capital after facing off against protesters opposed to COVID-19 mandates.

The Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament, has rejected a vaccine mandate for people over the age of 60, with the left-liberal coalition government’s proposal losing by over 80 votes.

BERLIN (AP) – German lawmakers who proposed a requirement for all adults to be vaccinated against COVID-19 sought a compromise on Monday after struggling to win a majority in parliament, suggesting a less sweeping mandate that would initially oblige everyone aged 50 and above to get shots.

Average British citizens are reportedly being fined thousands of pounds by closed-door courts over COVID-19 lockdown breaches.

Denmark’s domestic security on Tuesday designated pandemic-linked “antigovernmental extremism” as a menace for the first time ever.

The Greek government is set to halt its mandatory vaccination policy for those over the age of 60 on April 15th but may bring back fines for the still-unvaccinated in September of this year.

Germany’s health minister denounced the country’s unjabbed population in a public demand for compulsory vaccination on Thursday.

Around 600,000 Italians over the age of 50 are set to receive a fine for being unvaccinated despite the Italian government reviewing a loosening of various Wuhan virus restrictions.

Italian lawmakers over the age of 50 require a coronavirus health pass in order to enter the country’s parliament, with some comparing the rules to living under the former Fascist regime.

French police have squared off with protesters attempting to establish a Canadian-style convoy in Paris in response to coronavirus measures.

Paris police intercepted at least 500 vehicles attempting to enter the French capital inspired by Canada’s horn-honking “Freedom Convoy.”

Thousands of people marched through central London to protest against the impending vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in England.

COVID passports are reportedly set to be scrapped this month in Britain amid waning cases of the Chinese coronavirus in the UK.

Britain may lead the world in learning to “deal with” the Chinese coronavirus, Education minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Sunday

Just days after the Italian government announced it would be making vaccines mandatory for all residents over the age of 50, the Greek government is reported to be considering a similar policy.

Brexit champion Nigel Farage has backed tennis ace Novak Djokovic against “big, bullying, nasty government” in Australia, where the Serbian athlete is currently being detained in a hotel. 

BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s leaders agreed Friday to toughen requirements for entry to restaurants and bars, and decided to shorten quarantine and self-isolation periods as the omicron variant spreads fast through the country.

PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron maintained on Friday his rude remarks about the country’s minority of vaccine refusers, saying he cannot accept them infringing on others’ freedom.

(AP) — Regardless of who made an error on the visa or the vaccination waiver or whatever, the reality Friday for tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic was spending one of his important religious holidays in an Australian detention hotel working on his challenge against deportation.

Authorities in Sweden advised restaurants, cultural venues and leisure centers to ask their customers to show proof of vaccination.

In a shock move, the French National Assembly rejected a push to transform the nation’s COVID pass into a fully vaccine passport.

AMSTERDAM (AP) – Thousands of people in the capital of the Netherlands defied a ban and gathered Sunday for a demonstration against the Dutch government’s coronavirus lockdown measures before police pushed the crowd off an Amsterdam square.

The Austrian government has announced it will be extending the general lockdown for all unvaccinated residents as the Omicron variant of the Wuhan virus spreads across the country.

PARIS (AP) – France’s government is forging ahead with efforts to increase pressure on unvaccinated people to get coronavirus jabs, as the omicron variant fuels a record surge in infections.

France announced new coronavirus regulations for the coming weeks including compulsory mask-wearing on city streets. 

New post-Christmas restrictions aiming to curb the spread of COVID-19 came into force in three out of four of Britain’s Home Nations on Boxing Day.

Spain’s Catalonia region is to impose a “very restrictive” curfew in an attempt to reduce coronavirus cases, despite protests from the public prosecutor.

Experts in Finland’s most populous region have called for a ban on all public indoor events for at least three weeks in order to slow the spread of the Wuhan virus.