The fall of the corrupt Government in Sri Lanka should be welcomed. It's certainly more redolent of legality than what we've seen in the last few years, as civil rights were summarily stripped over an overhyped pathogen.
In an attempt to curb a sharp rise in Covid cases, a midnight curfew will soon be imposed on nightclubs, pubs, and restaurants in the Republic of Ireland.
In January of this year, Japan introduced restrictions on businesses for the first time. Reo Takaku and colleagues analysed data on symptoms, and found no evidence that these measures reduced the spread of Covid.
France is bringing forward by 10 days the lifting of a nationwide curfew amid falling numbers of daily positive Covid tests. Face mask guidelines are also expected to be eased sooner than expected.
Many countries have imposed night curfews in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. How successful have these measures been? According to a recent study, they may have actually increased transmission.
