Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor rejects an order to block the vaccine mandate for New York City schoolteachers and employees. 2021-10-1
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
Russia reports 14,723 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total on daily cases since February 13. 2021-06-13
Argentina receives their second batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. 2021-01-16
Toronto reports 761 cases, a new single-day record in the city. 2020-12-1
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveils parts of the draft five-level system of restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19, ranging from Level Zero to Level Four. The new system will come into force on November 2 if the draft is approved by Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, next week, and the application of different levels in different areas will be reviewed on a weekly basis. 2020-10-23
Azerbaijan announces that it will suspend secondary school classes and the use of Baku's metro system between October 19 and November 2 in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19. 2020-10-16
The health ministry reports 8,975 new cases in the last 24 hours, setting a new all-time record for France since the beginning of pandemic. 2020-09-4
King Mohammed VI pardons 5,654 prisoners and orders new measures to protect inmates from COVID-19. The prisoners were selected on the basis of their age, frail health, time spent in prison and good conduct. 2020-04-5