New York City formally ends its mask mandate for its school district as well as its indoor vaccine mandate for restaurants, bars and theaters. 2022-03-7
Japan reports a record 269 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2022-02-17
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook receive booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-10-15
Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes a televised appeal to pilgrims to keep to "symbolic" celebrations and continue to follow safety guidelines as the festival of Kumbh Mela, a pilgrimage traditionally drawing tens of millions of Hindus to the banks of the Ganges every year, begins. 2021-04-17
Hong Kong reports 107 new confirmed cases, which is the first time in nearly a month that more than 100 cases are reported and brings the total number of confirmed cases in the city to 9,664. This sudden rise in cases is partially due to an outbreak among ethnic minorities. 2021-01-18
The Federal Ministry of Education announces that schools in Nigeria will reopen on January 18. Parents have appealed to the ministry to rescind the decision following a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. 2021-01-14
The United States begins shipping the COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna. 2020-12-20
The British government bans gatherings of more than six people in England starting September 14, with some exceptions, amid a rise in cases, which hit nearly 3,000 on Sunday. 2020-09-8
The Czech Republic records 798 cases, marking the first time the country reported over 700 cases. 2020-09-4