Australia reports a new single-day record of 754 new cases of COVID-19, including a record for the second consecutive day of 681 new cases of COVID-19 in New South Wales, surpassing the previous record set in August 2020 during the second wave of the pandemic in Victoria. 2021-08-19
Over 8,900,000 people in Cuba have received a dose of the Abdala and Soberana 02 vaccine. 2021-07-27
Taiwan reports a record 207 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, 206 of which are locally transmitted cases. This subsequently brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,682. 2021-05-16
Kurdish authorities impose a ten-day curfew in northeast Syria after a rapid increase of cases of COVID-19 in the region. The U.S.-backed Kurdish authorities also close all borders of its Syrian Democratic Forces territories with those controlled by the government and insurgent groups. 2021-04-13
First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that Wales will ease their COVID-19 restrictions to allow households with an infant below the age of one to form a bubble with one other household. 2021-02-27
The number of new confirmed cases in South Korea reaches a nine-month high of 631 cases in the last 24 hours, the majority being from the Seoul Capital Area. The country now has 37,546 total confirmed cases, according to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. 2020-12-6
Former President and Co-Prince of Andorra Valéry Giscard d'Estaing dies from complications of COVID-19. 2020-12-2
Israel surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 deaths as the country remains in lockdown. 2020-10-12
Tokyo reports 367 new COVID-19 cases. It is the highest jump of new cases since the pandemic began. 2020-07-30