Tunisia reimposes a nighttime curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. for the next two weeks and also orders the suspension of all public gatherings due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country. 2022-01-13
Sweden reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from South Africa. 2021-11-29
The United Kingdom records no daily deaths from COVID-19 within 28 days of a positive test for the first time since March 2020. 2021-06-1
The government signs an agreement with Pfizer to purchase 40 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, the Philippines' largest supply agreement for a COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-05-17
The government announces a one-week nationwide lockdown beginning April 5 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Factory, utility, and emergency services are exempt from the lockdown. 2021-04-3
Iran begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 among healthcare workers using the Sputnik V vaccine. 2021-02-9
Beijing impose a partial lockdown in five neighbourhoods after two cases in Daxing were linked to B.1.1.7 variant found in the United Kingdom. 2021-01-20
South Korea reports a record 40 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 859. 2020-12-29
Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveils a new three-tier restrictions system aimed to simplify the range of different restrictions already in place across various parts of England. The Local COVID Alert Levels ("medium", "high", and "very high") will be implemented in different areas depending on local infection rates. 2020-10-12
Victoria reports its record number of new COVID-19 cases so far, with 532 cases in the last 24 hours, as well as six deaths. This number also made it Australia's highest one day increase of new cases. 2020-07-27