Western Australia indefinitely suspends the reopening of its borders to fully vaccinated international and inter-state travellers in order to allow people to receive a booster dose due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. 2022-01-20
Russia reports a record 820 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 179,243. 2021-08-26
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announces that the Biden administration will offer financial help to schools who defy mask mandate bans imposed by Florida governor Ron DeSantis and Texas governor Greg Abbott. This comes following criticism of DeSantis and Abbott from the Biden administration for banning schools from imposing mask mandates. 2021-08-13
Lebanon eases some COVID-19 restrictions, allowing cinemas and theatres to reopen as well as allowing organized weddings, conferences, and trade shows at reduced capacity as the number of both cases and deaths continue to decline. 2021-05-21
Saskatchewan reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. The patients are two people from the Regina zone who tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of January. 2021-02-23
Russia resumes the vaccination of new volunteers in an trial for its flagship Sputnik V vaccine after a short pause at the end of October. 2020-11-19
Danish authorities impose a lockdown that orders bars, restaurants, public transport, and public indoor sports closed between tomorrow and December 3 in seven North Jutland municipalities, to potentially help prevent a coronavirus mutation in minks from spreading to humans. 2020-11-5
Spain's Ministry of Health reports 4,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases, rising to 33,000 infected and 2,182 dead. 2020-03-23
The Government closes down all schools and Horeca establishments, and the Royal Dutch Football Association suspends all football matches until April 6. 2020-03-15