Malaysia begins its transition from pandemic to endemic phase that shift the management of the pandemic from reliance on government-imposed standard operating procedures and existing laws to individual responsibility, and community solidarity. 2022-04-1
Quebec announces plans to impose a "significant" tax on those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19, with exemptions for those who have legitimate medical exemptions from taking the vaccine. However, few additional details were revealed on a policy which would be a first in Canada. 2022-01-11
Lockdown restrictions are eased in Melbourne after a decrease in COVID-19 cases. Schools and businesses reopen in a limited capacity. People are allowed to travel up to 25 km from their homes and hold public gatherings of up to 10 people. However, most home visits remain banned and masks are still mandatory in indoor settings. Restrictions are eased further in regional Victoria, where gyms are reopened and private gatherings of up to two people and public gatherings of up to 20 people are allowed. 2021-06-11
A study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates that the true COVID-19 death toll in the United States is more than 900,000 people. 2021-05-6
French authorities announce that 90% of residents in the southeastern region of Alpes-Maritimes, which includes Nice, will be placed under a weekend lockdown for the next two weeks following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-02-22
Former vice-governor of Jakarta and former vice-presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno tests positive for COVID-19. 2020-12-7
Manitoba reports a record 15 new fatalities, including 11 deaths that are linked to Maples Long Term Care Home in Winnipeg, bringing the death toll to 152. 2020-11-14
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declares a one-month partial lockdown in Athens and other major cities beginning next week. Under the rules, restaurants, bars and gyms would be closed beginning November 3. However, in contrast to the first lockdown, travel within the country will not be affected and schools and shops will remain open. In the rest of the country, masks will become mandatory and a curfew will be imposed from midnight to 5:00 a.m. local time. 2020-10-31
The number of new cases in Russia reaches 14,231 in the past 24 hours, a new record for the sixth day in a row. It is the first time that the country has reported more than 14,000 cases in a single day as authorities grapple with a second wave that has pushed hospitals to near-capacity. 2020-10-14
Slovakia reports 567 new cases in the past 24 hours, the largest single-day tally since the pandemic started in the country. 2020-09-30