Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announces that the Eid Al-Fitr holiday will begin from May 12 until May 16, which means that all gardens, parks, public buses, and public beaches will be closed or will not operate during this period. In addition, all shops, shopping malls, restaurants, cafés, and cinemas will close at 9:00 p.m., and all gatherings at those venues will be banned for two weeks beginning tomorrow as part of measures meant to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2021-05-5
Egypt reports 664 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day total in a months, bringing the nationwide total to 125,555 cases. 2020-12-21
Italy registers 37,809 new cases in the past 24 hours, its single-day record since the start of the pandemic. In addition, the country reports 446 new deaths, the highest single-day number since April as four Italian regions enter lockdown. 2020-11-6
The government announces that they will impose a curfew between 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time beginning October 28 and ban Sunday shopping in order to curb the surge of COVID-19 cases. Shops that sell essential goods will have to close on weekdays at 8:00 p.m. local time and on Sundays. 2020-10-26
Italy registers 7,332 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new record for a single day since the pandemic began and surpassing the previous record of 6,557 cases that reported in March, when the country was still in lockdown. 2020-10-14
Italy reports 2,844 new cases in the last 24 hours as swab tests conducted by the country remain steady at over 100,000. It is the highest number of reported cases since April, when the country was still in lockdown. 2020-10-3
Greece reports the first case in its largest refugee camp, located on the island of Lesbos. 2020-09-2
Australia suffers the deadliest day of the pandemic when Victoria reports 21 deaths in the last 24 hours. 2020-08-12