Samoa reports five community spread COVID-19 cases on Manono Island, which had been free of the virus until now. 2022-04-22
The Netherlands reports a record 24,590 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2022-01-5
Greater Darwin and Katherine enter a three-day lockdown after new community transmissions of COVID-19 were reported. Meanwhile, lockdown restrictions in Melbourne are extended and tightened for an additional two weeks, with a controversial nighttime curfew reinstated. 2021-08-16
Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa, a former Iraq judge who presided during the trial of former dictator Saddam Hussein, dies from COVID-19 at the age of 52. 2021-04-2
Prime Minister Mario Draghi signs a decree that orders the closure of all schools in the worst-hit regions due to the spread of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant. The decree will be in effective from March 6 until April 6. 2021-03-2
California reports 52,281 new cases and 379 deaths in the past 24 hours, both a new single-day record for the state and nationwide since the beginning of the pandemic. 2020-12-17
Ocean City, Maryland announces that their beaches will be closed to slow down the spread of coronavirus. 2020-03-22
British airline Flybe collapses into administration with the loss of 2,000 jobs after failing to secure financial support. The airline says the impact of the coronavirus pandemic is partly to blame for its collapse. Flybe provided more than half of UK domestic flights outside London. 2020-03-5