Belgium imposes new anti-COVID-19 measures that close nightclubs, discos and dance halls, require businesses in the hospitality sector to close at 11 p.m., ban organised private parties, and limit the number of people at tables at bars and restaurants to six people unless they are from the same household, amid a fourth wave of the pandemic. 2021-11-27
Belgium begins to implement mandatory face masks in indoor places and outdoor events. The country is also enforcing teleworking four days a week for all companies until 12 December. 2021-11-20
Greece restricts the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine to people over 30 years old following reports of a possible link with rare blood clotting cases. 2021-04-9
Prince Edward Island reports its first case of the B.1.1.7 variant in a man in his 20s who had travelled internationally. 2021-02-13
The number of new confirmed cases in Hong Kong reaches a nearly four-month high of 115 cases. The city now has 6,239 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began. 2020-11-29
In response to a spike in COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun asks people to avoid year-end social gatherings and only leave their house for essential reasons. 2020-11-20
Berlin's nightlife is facing a closing time for the first time since 1950, effective October 10, as bars, restaurants, and off-licences will have to close between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. local time. Under new rules that have been announced, public gatherings of more than five people from more than two households, as well as private gatherings of more than ten people, will also be banned. 2020-10-7
The Department of Health and Social Care reports that the death toll from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom stands at 29,427, which is now the highest in Europe, after surpassing Italy. 2020-05-5
The French Ministry of Armed Forces reports 668 sailors, more than a third of the crew of its flagship aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle", have tested positive for COVID-19. 2020-04-15