Lockdown

US naval academy on lockdown following report of armed intruder - report

A former midshipman reportedly returned to the US Naval Academy with a weapon, prompting a campus-wide lockdown as gunshots were heard inside Bancroft Hall.

Incoming freshmen march to their living quarters after the Oath of Office ceremony during Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy on June 26, 2025 in Annapolis, Maryland.
 Illustrative image of people in an office.

An end to remote work? Even Zoom employees are asked to return to office

 People adapted to the imposed decrease in social interaction

Social anxiety: Impact of forced lockdowns and isolation

 Close up of a golden jackal in the Golan Heights.

Wild animals were able to travel more during lockdown - study


Shanghai Passover: Celebrating the holiday in China's COVID lockdown

Recollection of the lockdown Passover Seder of 2022 in Shanghai, China.

 AN EMPTY Shanghai street on Passover 2022.

When life gives you lockdowns, make lokshen pudding - opinion

Creating dishes from around the world gave this British-Israeli the idea that would change his life during and after the COVID lockdowns

 Curry powder

New Zealand's borders fully open after long pandemic closure

New Zealand's borders started reopening in February first for New Zealanders and restrictions have progressively eased.

White Island, New Zealand, from the air

Shanghai lockdown reduces CT contrast dye supplies worldwide

CT scan appointments in Israel and abroad are being canceled or postponed because hospitals don't have enough contrast dye for all appointments.

 CT Scan machine

COVID-19: Commissioner implores public to wear masks

If the public does not listen and implement this request, the government will soon consider making mask-wearing indoors mandatory.

 CORONAVIRUS ‘CZAR’ Prof. Salman Zarka attends a press conference in Jerusalem on Sunday

Yoram Karmi dances through the Aftermath of COVID-19

Yoram Karmi's dance piece Aftermath was created during COVID-19 throughout the lockdowns with his Fresco Dance Company.

 THE FRESCO Dance Company’s ‘Aftermath.’

Pandemic lockdowns had little effect on COVID-19 mortality - study

A meta-analysis of 34 different studies on various lockdown policies has shown that they had little-to-no effect was had on COVID-19 mortality.

A lone man wearing a protective face mask sits at an unusually quiet State Library on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021.

Claim that UK PM Johnson lied about lockdown party is nonsense, deputy says

Asked if Johnson should resign if he had lied, Raab said he would not speculate about hypotheticals.

: Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is seen on the sidelines of G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain, June 11, 2021.

UK PM Johnson under fire over 'bring your own booze' lockdown party

At the time of the gathering, schools were shut to most pupils, and pubs and restaurants were closed, with strict controls on social mixing.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears on BBC TV's The Andrew Marr Show in London, UK, January 3, 2021

Israel is in a de-facto lockdown - editorial

PM Naftali Bennett is determined not to put Israel into lockdown, but the situation is very close to the lockdowns in 2020.

 Closed down shops at the Azrieli shopping mall  on December 27, 2020, as Israel enters its 3rd nationawide lockdown, in an effort to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.

Gal Gadot admits her 'Imagine' celebrity video 'was in poor taste'

The Wonder Woman actress posted the video nearly two years ago with other notable celebrities singing as a response to the first major lockdown of the pandemic, which drew widespread media criticism.

Actor Gal Gadot arrives to attend the National Board of Review awards gala in New York, U.S., January 9, 2018