Meanings of strict lockdowns in English

The global pandemic has forced many countries to impose strict lockdowns.

The country's coal demand this year has fallen after strict lockdowns hit the economy.

A coronavirus outbreak has prompted many countries to impose strict lockdowns this year crippling global economic activity.

Governments from Spain to Austria have imposed strict lockdowns to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.

But Widodo has resisted strict lockdowns, instead urging Indonesians to adopt social distancing measures and stay home.

Beijing claims its strict lockdowns bought the world time that health authorities in some countries chose to squander.

The country was praised for rapidly containing the virus through diligent contact tracing, strict lockdowns and frequent testing.

Most European governments relaxed strict lockdowns over the summer to revive economies shattered by the pandemic's first wave.

Victoria has recorded its worst day since the pandemic began as strict lockdowns are imposed on the state.

This represents just a third of the fall seen in Europe, where countries such as France, Italy, Spain and Britain imposed strict lockdowns.

Overall, more people seem to favour a more conservative approach but the economic cost of strict lockdowns may yet force the government's hand.

The government has been seeking to avoid repeating the strict lockdowns imposed in the spring, which sent the economy into a record contraction.

Before U.S. states imposed strict lockdowns a month ago, Rowland was preparing to release an album she's been working on for six years.

Unlike strict lockdowns in other countries, Japan did not force businesses to close and some had reopened even before the emergency was lifted.

Australia closed its international borders early in the pandemic, and imposed strict lockdowns and social distancing measures, dramatically reducing the spread of the virus.

But he also praised the "Japan model", in which it brought the outbreak under control in six weeks without strict lockdowns imposed in other countries.