Meanings of localise lockdowns in English

The UK has gone from national restrictions to a strategy of more localised lockdowns.

Movement could also be restricted within regions in localised lockdowns.

But as Victoria's chief health officer Professor Brett Sutton admitted yesterday, localised lockdowns could go very badly.

Last month, following pressure from ultra-Orthodox mayors, Netanyahu dropped a plan for localised lockdowns that would have affected religious areas.

Fears of community transmission have seen localised lockdowns in specific postcodes, including the total isolation of several public housing towers.

The regional authorities, which support localised lockdowns, imposed less stringent curbs on Saturday on four satellite towns after infection rates there rose.

The North's ministers are to consider imposing localised lockdowns on in parts of Northern Ireland in an attempt to halt the spread of coronavirus.

The new measures will be reviewed after four weeks, at which point localised lockdowns may be introduced for counties where the virus is still prevalent.

If a portion of the population refuses vaccination as a result of these fake news stories, annual outbreaks and intermittent localised lockdowns could become commonplace.