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Police officers guard barricades set up to control traffic in Hanoi, Vietnam on Saturday. Vietnam announced a 15-day lockdown in the capital. Hieu Dinh/AP hide caption
Hieu Dinh/AP
Vietnam Locks Down Hanoi For 15 Days As COVID-19 Cases Rise
July 24, 2021 • The order bans the gathering of more than two people in public. Only government offices, hospitals and essential businesses are allowed to stay open. Ho Chi Minh City has also extended its lockdown.
Police arrest a protester at a demonstration at Sydney Town Hall during an anti-lockdown rally on Saturday. Mick Tsikas/AP hide caption
Mick Tsikas/AP
Thousands Of People Protest Coronavirus Lockdowns In Australia
July 24, 2021 • The streets of Sydney and other cities filled with protesters opposed to lockdown restrictions amid another surge in cases. Participants carried signs calling for "freedom" and "the truth."
Charles Muro, 13, is inoculated at a mass vaccination center in Hartford, Conn., on May 13. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
Opinion: Pandemic Memories Will Stay With Our Children
July 24, 2021 • NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the continuing pandemic and how today's children might remember this time decades from now.
Opinion: Pandemic Memories Will Stay With Our Children