The Point Bonita Lighthouse, a lighthouse located at the Marin Headlands near Sausalito, reopens to visitors for the first time after two years of closure due to the pandemic. 2022-02-20
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam announces a travel ban from eight countries with high SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases from January 8 to January 21. 2022-01-6
New York City begins to implement mandatory proof of vaccination of at least one dose for people who want to dine in at restaurants or bars, watch public performances, or visit a museum or other cultural venue. However, the enforcement of these rules will not begin until September 13. 2021-08-17
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announces that health care workers in the city will be required to get vaccinated or undergo COVID-19 testing amidst fears of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant. 2021-07-21
Cyprus suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine until March 18 pending review from the European Medicines Agency following reports of possible serious side effects among vaccinated people in other EU countries. 2021-03-15
In a first cruise since March, five passengers aboard the SeaDream I cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19. 2020-11-12
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announces that the statewide mask mandate and safer-at-home order will be extended to December 11. 2020-11-5
The number of worldwide cases of COVID-19 surpasses seven million. The United States remains the global epicenter, accounting for approximately 26% of all reported and confirmed cases in the world. 2020-06-7
Roberto Stella, the president of the medical guild in Varese, Lombardy, dies at the age of 67 after contracting the virus. 2020-03-10
Twenty-seven people have died from methanol poisoning in Iran after rumors that drinking alcohol can help cure the coronavirus infection, state news agency IRNA reported on Monday. 2020-03-8