The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases announces that the National Capital Region will be downgraded to Alert Level 3 beginning on October 16, which will allow cinemas and theme parks to reopen for the first time since March 2020. 2021-10-15
Argentina surpasses 60 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered, with 28.6 million Argentines having received one dose and 17.7 million being fully vaccinated. 2021-09-11
Ho Chi Minh City imposes a strict overnight curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 cases. 2021-07-26
Georgia imposes additional restrictions which require people to wear masks outdoors as well as indoors, all restaurants and cafés must close at 10:00 p.m. local time, and remote learning at schools and universities in 10 large cities, including Tbilisi, will continue until November 25. 2020-11-3
Baghdad International Airport reopens for commercial flights after months of closure during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020-07-23
Transport for London announces the closure of 40 train stations, including London Waterloo station and the Hammersmith & City line. 2020-03-19
Philippine Senator Migz Zubiri becomes one of the 142 cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines after his test results return positive. 2020-03-16
Syria's government closes all schools and cancels public events until April 2, to prevent the spread of the virus. Syrian Minister Imad al-Azab rejects claims the government is covering up cases and says the new measures are "precautionary". 2020-03-14