The Biden administration signs a presidential proclamation requiring international travelers to be fully vaccinated using any WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccine and also allows "mix-and-match" doses. The proclamation also requires unvaccinated Americans and immigrants to test negative for COVID-19 one day before their departure. These rules will take effect on November 8. 2021-10-25
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi tests positive for COVID-19. 2021-06-25
Portuguese authorities announce that restaurants and non-food shops in Albufeira, Lisbon and Sesimbra will close on weekends at 3:30 p.m. while supermarkets and other food outlets will close on weekends at 7:00 p.m. as part of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the region. 2021-06-24
Kyrgyzstan signs an agreement with the World Bank to purchase vaccines developed by Sinopharm. 2021-05-12
Portugal reports a new record for the second consecutive day, of 218 deaths, bringing the nationwide death toll to 9,246. At the same time, the nationwide number of ICU patients reaches a record 670, just below the maximum allocation capacity of 672 ICU beds set the day before. 2021-01-19
Los Angeles County reports 5,031 new cases, the highest single-day total since the pandemic began. 2020-11-19