Ireland reduces the mandatory quarantine for those who received the booster dose or completed their primary vaccination course and had COVID-19 within the previous three months, to seven days despite a record 20,554 new cases being reported. 2021-12-30
The Vatican City issues a decree that would require visitors who enter the city state to show an Italian Green Pass or its international immunity passport equivalent, providing proof that they have been vaccinated, tested negative in the previous 72 hours, or have recovered from COVID-19, beginning on October 1. 2021-09-20
Iran reports a record 37,189 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3.94 million. 2021-08-2
Malta reports its first three cases of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil. 2021-04-21
The Italian Medicines Agency approves the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Italy for all adults but recommends that other vaccines be given to people aged over 55. 2021-01-30
Hungary approves the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine and Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, becoming the first European Union member state to approve the Russian vaccine. 2021-01-21
Wisconsin reports 1,300 cases, the lowest daily total in the state since October 12. 2020-11-27
Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) tests positive for COVID-19, becoming the 8th member of Congress to do so. 2020-06-15