In a near-return to normalcy, operating hours restrictions on bars and restaurants have been lifted in cities across the Greater Tokyo Area and Osaka for the first time in 11 months, also allowing these establishments to resume their alcohol sales at any time during their business hours as the number of COVID-19 cases decreases. 2021-10-25
Indian drug regulator approves the emergency use of the Bharat Biotech Covaxin vaccine for children aged between 2 to 18. 2021-10-12
The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Turkey surpasses 100 million. 2021-09-9
Israel lowers the minimum eligibility age for "booster" COVID-19 vaccine doses from 60 to 50 years old and expands the booster vaccine campaign to healthcare workers, prisoners, prison wardens and some high-risk patients under the age of 50 as part of an effort to protect the population from the highly-transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. 2021-08-13
Louisiana reports a record 2,112 hospitalizations from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2021-08-3
Russia reports a record for the fifth consecutive day of 697 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 137,262. 2021-07-3
Iran announces temporary travel restrictions on Tehran, Karaj, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Urmia, which includes banning travel to and from the five major cities in the country. It comes after Iran reports single-day records in both deaths and new infections, with 279 deaths and 4,830 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. 2020-10-14