The Republic of Ireland reports a record 23,281 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2022-01-1
Thailand reports its first domestic cluster of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in 21 people from Kalasin province. The outbreak originated in a couple who travelled from Belgium earlier this month. 2021-12-24
Shanghai Disney Resort suspends entry into Shanghai Disneyland and Disneytown and asks 33,863 visitors to take a nucleic acid test upon exiting, and another test after 24 hours, after a visitor from Hangzhou tested positive for COVID-19. 2021-11-1
The head of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, warns of a "biblical" famine due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and says that the disaster already exists in Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Sudan and Yemen, while also warning that conditions are of "particular concern" in Nigeria and Burkina Faso. 2021-06-30
The Minister of National Defense of Colombia, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, dies after contracting COVID-19. 2021-01-26
Members of the World Health Organization investigating the origins of the pandemic are denied entry into China. 2021-01-6
East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa tests positive for COVID-19. 2021-01-2
Maharashtra will impose a curfew in Mumbai and other major cities from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. IST beginning tomorrow until January 5 in order to prevent the spread of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that was discovered in the United Kingdom. The state government also imposes a 14-day quarantine for anyone travelling from Europe and the Middle East. 2020-12-21
Health Minister Maksym Stepanov tests positive for COVID-19. 2020-11-15