Sources: Reuters
Chile reports a record 6,200 cases in the past 24 hours, which is the largest single-day total since June. 2021-03-18
Belgium announces that easing of major COVID-19-related restrictions will be put on hold for another week due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections and the spread of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant. 2021-02-26
Armenia approves the use of the Sputnik V vaccine developed by Russia. 2021-02-1
Turkey reports a record 203 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 15,103. 2020-12-7
The number of confirmed cases worldwide increased over 350,000, sets a new record since the beginning of the outbreak in China, according to World Health Organization. 2020-10-9
Officials in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh report its first confirmed case of COVID-19, a patient who had recently returned from Armenia. 2020-04-7
Colombian Justice Minister Margarita Cabello Blanco says 23 prisoners are dead and 83 others are injured following an attempted "mass criminal escape" at La Modelo prison and other detention centers. Two guards are also in critical condition. 2020-03-22
Armenia declares a state of emergency lasting until April 14 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The emergency measures include the closure of all educational institutions, closing the borders with Georgia and Iran, banning gatherings with over 20 people, and postponing the 2020 Armenian constitutional referendum. 2020-03-16
Armenia has closed its border from Meghri with Iran and suspended all flights from Armenia to Iran for the next two weeks due to increasing cases of coronavirus in Iran. 2020-02-24