Western Australia will become the first state and territory to mandate a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for essential, mining, and healthcare workers, due to the spread of the Omicron variant. 2021-12-22
The Philippines launches a campaign to vaccinate 9 million people in three days in order to achieve 70% vaccination target and to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant. 2021-11-29
New Zealand reports its first death from the Lineage B.1.617.2 Delta variant and its first COVID-19-related death since February in a woman in her 90s with underlying health conditions who died in the North Shore Hospital in Takapuna. 2021-09-4
Russia reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom. 2021-01-10
The Spanish government announce the suspension of all flights from Spain to the United Kingdom beginning tomorrow, with the exception of flights for Spanish citizens residents of Spain. This comes a day after a similar suspension was announced by Portugal. 2020-12-21
The number of total confirmed cases in Bulgaria surpasses 100,000, as the country sets a new record for daily deaths, with 152 fatalities reported in the last 24 hours. 2020-11-17
Ukraine surpasses 500,000 total COVID-19 cases after a record 11,057 new cases are reported in the last 24 hours. 2020-11-12