Bangladesh closes schools, universities, and other educational institutions until February 6 and bans social, political, religious, and state events of more than 100 people amid the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. 2022-01-21
Ghana reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a traveller who arrived at Kotoka International Airport in Accra. 2021-12-1
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says that she has tested positive for COVID-19 following a meeting with President Joe Biden. She said in a statement that she is experiencing mild symptoms. 2021-10-31
Iran reports a record 27,444 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 3,576,148. 2021-07-20
The government announces the closure of all schools, kindergartens and universities for two weeks beginning tomorrow due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, as well as the emergence of the Variant of Concern 202012-01. 2021-01-21
Russia reports a new single-day record of 29,039 cases, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.46 million. 2020-12-6
Saskatchewan reports 439 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. The province now has 6,237 total confirmed cases. 2020-11-21
Tokyo reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases, with 366 new cases reported. 2020-07-23
Turkey's Ministry of Health reports that the country's COVID-19 death toll stands at 21, with 947 confirmed cases. 2020-03-21
Pere Aragonès, Vice President of Catalonia, confirms via Twitter he tested positive for the virus. 2020-03-15