The Malaysian government announces that due to the threat of the Omicron variant, there will be a ban on all large-scale Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations. The government will also require people over the age of 60 as well as adults who received the Sinovac Coronavac vaccine to receive a booster dose before February in order to maintain their full vaccination status. 2021-12-16
Belgium reinstates mandatory face mask policy for secondary schoolchildren and their teachers in Wallonia. 2021-11-8
Laos extends its nationwide lockdown for another 15 days until June 4 as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase. 2021-05-20
Pakistan reports 149 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year. 2021-04-18
The Philippines includes the United States in its travel ban of countries and territories reported to have new variants of SARS-CoV-2, which comes into effect on January 3. The move comes after the United States reported its first case of a new variant from the United Kingdom on December 30. 2021-01-1
Turkey reports a new single-day record of 217 deaths, bringing the nationwide death toll to 15,531. 2020-12-9
Massachusetts reports a record 4,613 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 234,232. 2020-12-2
North Korea reportedly bans foreign tourists and closes the China–North Korea border to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. 2020-01-21