Shanghai will close their primary, middle, and high schools due to a rise of COVID-19 cases. 2022-03-11
Queen Margrethe II tests positive for COVID-19, with mild symptoms. 2022-02-9
Russia reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 1,002 deaths from COVID-19, which is the first time that the country has reported more than 1,000 COVID-related deaths in a single day since the pandemic began. Only 32% of the population has been fully vaccinated, amid wide distrust in vaccines. 2021-10-16
Danish Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke announces that the country will lift all COVID-19-related restrictions on September 10 as it considers that the "epidemic is under control" and does not pose "a critical threat to society". The country will also lift the obligation to present an immunity passport in order to attend certain events as more than 70% of Danes are fully vaccinated. 2021-08-27
Tunisia bans gatherings including demonstrations and extends their curfew to between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. local time until February 14 in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2021-01-23
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen halts a plan to kill more than 15 million minks in Denmark to contain a coronavirus mutation due to opposition from MPs to pass a bill that would authorize the slaughter. 2020-11-10
Australia records no new cases of COVID-19 for the first time since June 9, according to Health Minister Greg Hunt. 2020-11-1
Former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is reportedly in serious condition, according to one of her party's spokespeople, after testing positive for COVID-19. 2020-08-23