Sources: Reuters
Laotian capital Vientiane enters in a strict lockdown for two weeks as the city reported a record number of COVID-19 cases. Travel between the hard-hit provinces is also banned and anyone wishing to enter the city must be quarantined for 14 days. 2021-09-19
The Vietnamese health ministry announces that Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Bình Dương, Dong Nai and Long An provinces must vaccinate all of their adult residents with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by September 15. 2021-09-5
California surpasses 50,000 deaths of COVID-19, becoming the first U.S. state to do so. 2021-02-24
France imposes new border restrictions that require travellers from other European Union countries arriving by air or sea to present negative PCR test results obtained in the previous 72 hours. 2021-01-24
The government bans direct flights to and from the United Kingdom due to the emergence of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2. 2020-12-21
Switzerland reports 9,386 new infections, a new record since the pandemic began, taking the total caseload in Switzerland and Liechtenstein to 145,044. 2020-10-29
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern postpones the upcoming general election from 19 September to 17 October due to a recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases. 2020-08-16
California Governor Gavin Newsom restricts the indoor operations of certain businesses in 19 counties for a minimum of three weeks to stop the spread of COVID-19. 2020-07-1
The first coronavirus death outside China is reported in the Philippines. The victim was a Chinese tourist, also infected with "Streptococcus pneumoniae" and influenza B, who recently arrived in the country. 2020-02-2