Israel lowers the minimum eligibility age for "booster" COVID-19 vaccine doses from 60 to 50 years old and expands the booster vaccine campaign to healthcare workers, prisoners, prison wardens and some high-risk patients under the age of 50 as part of an effort to protect the population from the highly-transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. 2021-08-13
An Arkansas judge temporarily blocks a law signed by Governor Asa Hutchinson that bans the state from imposing mask mandates. 2021-08-6
Malaysia reports a record 5,725 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 203,933. 2021-01-29
COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina, Variant of Concern 202012-012021-01-23
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases mandates the wearing of a "full" face shield in addition to wearing a face mask when going outside. Face shields were previously compulsory in enclosed areas, such as shopping malls. 2020-12-15
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern mandates the wearing of face masks on public transport in Auckland once the city's alert level 3 restrictions are lifted at 11:59{{nbsp}}p.m. local time, following a report of two new cases. 2020-08-30
The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues a recommendation to suspend gatherings of 50 or more people for the next two months. 2020-03-15