Australia Delta variant outbreak forced parts of Sydney to go into lockdown The outbreak has been traced back to a Sydney Airport limousine driver who is said to have been infected while transporting a foreign air crew. 25/06/2021
United Kingdom UK has highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases since February Many people infected recently are within the less vulnerable younger age groups, who are waiting for vaccines 09/06/2021
world news Lockdown restrictions loosened in several European countries A relaxation of some of the regulations surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have been introduced in several European countries. 01/05/2021
Germany Germany puts anti-lockdown activists under surveillance The country's domestic security agency can now monitor people and groups within the so-called 'Querdenker' movement. 28/04/2021
world news Fear in Leicester about easing restrictions despite a year of lockdown Leicester's coronavirus infection rate was twice the national average earlier in March. 23/03/2021
