The New Zealand Defence Force says that, upon request by the government of Niue, it is sending a team of civilian doctors, nurses, and defense personnel to help the territory deal with an outbreak of COVID-19. 2022-07-6
Peru reports its first four cases of the Omicron variant in one person who travelled from South Africa and another three who had no travel history. 2021-12-19
The World Health Organization recommends that people who are immunocompromised or received an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine should get their COVID-19 booster dose due to reducement of vaccine effectiveness against virus variants. 2021-12-9
Singapore reports 910 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since May 2020. 2021-09-16
An outbreak is declared at a gold mine in Yukon after three people tested positive for COVID-19. 2021-06-6
The General Administration of Sport of China announces that the summits of Mount Everest used by climbers in China will remain closed through the spring, citing COVID-19 concerns in both mainland China and neighboring Nepal. 2021-05-15
Turkey reports 14,941 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, and brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,850,930. 2021-03-12
Israel announces that it will ease its lockdown measures beginning February 7. People will no longer be restricted to within one kilometer of their homes, many services will be allowed to operate, and all national parks will reopen. However, international borders will remain closed until February 20. 2021-02-5
The United Kingdom reports a record 39,237 new cases in the past 24 hours. In addition, the country also reports 744 deaths, the highest single-day total since April 29. 2020-12-23
The COVID-19 hospitalizations and average three-day death toll in New York reach lower levels for the first time since March. 2020-07-11