New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that the state will require COVID-19 vaccines or negative COVID-19 tests for state workers, making New York the second U.S. state to do so after California. 2021-07-28
Thailand reports a record 41 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 873. 2021-05-26
The Therapeutic Goods Administration approves the emergency use of the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca for people over 18 years of age in Australia. 2021-02-16
The Norwegian economy contracts by 2.5% in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as their Q4 GDP grew faster than expected by 1.9%. 2021-02-12
Governor Tony Evers issues a new mask mandate after the Legislature voted to repeal the original mandate. 2021-02-4
Health authorities impose tougher lockdowns in Oslo and nine neighbouring municipalities due to an increase in cases of a more contagious variant from the UK that also caused two deaths in care home residents yesterday. 2021-01-23
U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos of Illinois and Tim Walberg of Michigan announce they have tested positive for COVID-19. Additionally, Representative Mark Pocan of Wisconsin said publicly he was isolating after a possible exposure to the virus. 2020-11-16
New Zealand reports no new cases of COVID-19 for the first day in almost two months. 2020-05-4
A 39-year-old doctor dies after he secretly underwent self-treatment for COVID-19. He was hospitalized on March 26 in grave condition. The doctor had been in contact with Uzbekistan's "patient zero". 2020-03-28
The United States orders the evacuation of the Consulate General of the United States, Wuhan employees and U.S. citizens in the city. 2020-01-25