Malawi announces that public service workers, healthcare workers and journalists will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 beginning on December 20 amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections. 2021-12-16
The United Kingdom adds Turkey, the Maldives and Nepal to its "red list" of countries, where travellers will be required to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days upon their return to the UK at their own expense. Twelve countries are also added to the government's "green list", including Portugal and Israel. This new "traffic light system" will take effect on May 17, when international travel is no longer illegal. 2021-05-7
Emeritus queen consort Sofía receives the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-03-16
The United Arab Emirates surpasses 1,000 deaths from COVID-19. 2021-02-13
Illinois reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant in a person from Rock Island. 2021-02-11
Seven passengers on SeaDream Yacht Club's "SeaDream I" cruise ship test positive for COVID-19, forcing the cruise line to cancel the remainder of the sailing and return the ship to a port in Barbados. 2020-11-13
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy says that the state is preparing to announce new steps to combat the spread of COVID-19. 2020-11-5
Russia reports 17,340 new cases, a new record high in the past 24 hours, raising the cumulative case total to 1,480,646. Despite the rise, authorities pledge not to reimpose strict lockdown measures across the country and declare the epidemic "under control." 2020-10-23
The number of confirmed cases in Germany increased by 4,721 to 319,381, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases. It is the highest number of reported cases in a single day since April as the country tightens its restrictions in Berlin and Frankfurt. 2020-10-10