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Meanings of lockdown in English

Russian
локдаун
Portuguese
confinamento
Catalan
confinament
Spanish
confinamiento
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Emergency protocol that prevents people or information from leaving an area, usually only initiated by someone in a position of authority.

локдаун
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Examples for "curfew"
Examples for "curfew"
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A curfew for a second night went into effect at 8 p.m.
Reuters
2
The government has the power to impose a curfew for four weeks.
Reuters
3
The government also declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew.
Reuters
4
The curfew is currently scheduled to remain in place until September 13.
News.com.au
5
Authorities in Lamu county said the curfew would remain, to improve security.
Reuters
1
Operating results also improved due to stringent cost containment measures, said Molefe.
The South African
2
Ireland remains in containment phase with just one case of community transmission.
The Guardian
3
The containment chamber was placed on the sea floor on Tuesday night.
Reuters
4
The other advantage from the employers point of view is cost containment.
The Irish Times
5
But after Iran and Italy, it was obvious containment would not work.
Reuters
Usage of lockdown in English
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Greater Manchester is one of the areas subject to new lockdown measures.
BBC
2
The country's strict lockdown has left millions in need of food aid.
Reuters
3
However, the main concern is that this national lockdown is not proportionate.
The Guardian
4
Some countries, including the UK, review their lockdown measures after three weeks.
The South African
5
The region is under lockdown, making access to reliable information extremely difficult.
The Guardian
6
However, they broke a long list of lockdown regulations in the process.
The South African
7
The government has warned rises in cases will see lockdown measures retightened.
News.com.au
8
The coronavirus lockdown measures imposed by several governments has halted sporting events.
BBC
9
Particularly over countries that are using even more extreme forms of lockdown.
News.com.au
10
However, he has stayed busy during lockdown, working on a new album.
Radio NZ
11
Moving to Level 2: What are the major changes to lockdown regulations?
The South African
12
Any services linked to children and toys must remain closed during lockdown.
The South African
13
But despite the rise in cases there was still no national lockdown.
Radio NZ
14
So far, Britain has not targeted a specific region for a lockdown.
News.com.au
15
Steenhuisen said South Africans are calling for lockdown measures to be eased.
The South African
16
But during the lockdown, that valuable face-to-face time was no longer possible.
Radio NZ
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South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
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