Sources: Reuters
Australia reports a record for the twelfth consecutive day of 35,326 new cases of COVID-19. New South Wales, Victoria and other states report record numbers of new cases. 2022-01-1
Albania reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, which was originally detected in India, 2021-07-25
Albania surpasses 10,000 seniors who have received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-04-28
Albania receives their first shipment of 192,000 doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine. 2021-03-25
Albania begins its vaccination programme against COVID-19 with doses received from an undisclosed European Union country. Prime Minister Edi Rama is among the first to receive the vaccine. 2021-01-11
The Greek government announces a closure of its border crossing with Albania in Krystallopigi beginning tomorrow morning and will also test all people entering the country through its land borders as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. 2020-11-19
Albania announces that it will impose a second nationwide lockdown on November 11 in an attempt to curb the worsening spread of COVID-19. 2020-11-9
Albania reports 501 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record and becomes the first time the country reports more than 500 cases in a single day. 2020-11-8
Albania's government deploys troops to enforce a 40-hour nationwide curfew. Prime Minister Edi Rama says Albanians "will stay inside after 13:00", and that police and the armed forces "will use force against whoever breaks the law, including pensioners, and will use water canons and tear gas if need be." 2020-03-21