Since Beijing announced it is reopening China’s borders, Hong Kong announced that beginning on Dec. 29, most of the pandemic measures will be lifted but the mask mandate will remain in effect.
Boston Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu stated that Boston Public Schools is weighing a mask mandate for children following their Christmas break from school.
It’s the end of 2022 and the world is still witnessing new heights of Covid absurdity and fear-mongering authoritarianism coming from government figures.
The Associated Press found that governments around the world used mass surveillance technologies and data during the COVID-19 pandemic for purposes unrelated to the pandemic, including stifling dissent and harassing marginalized communities.
A new report from the New York Times urges travelers to continue, or return to, mask-wearing, "everywhere" and "in between" on their upcoming holiday travels, including on planes, trains, buses, ferries, and even at their travel destinations.
Five members of a far-left militant occupation in south Atlanta were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism and other felony charges for assaults, arson, and property destruction.