A number of countries are either bringing back Covid-19 restrictions or considering doing so amid a fresh surge in new infections.
Faced with a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases, several nations are reintroducing pandemic restrictions this week including Singapore, parts of Russia and China, thwarting some countries’ hopes of living with the virus.Xinhua News Agency via Getty Imagesthe current measures—a cap of just two people in social gatherings and workers being encouraged to stay home—will remain in place until November 21, to help curb the rise in local Covid-19 cases.
Singapore now reports an average of 3,300 cases every day up from less than 20 cases a day back in June, when the city-state pivoted to its ‘living with Covid’ strategy. The U.K., which lifted most of its pandemic restrictions in July, is also facing a surge of Covid-19 cases—more than 40,000 new infections every day—Other countries like Australia have begun to switch over to a similar living with the virus strategy as vaccination rates soar—even as case counts remain at record levels.
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