Sources: CP24
The World Health Organization designates scientifically-named B.1.621 variant, known as "Mu" and first detected in Colombia, as variant of interest, amid concerns that it has mutations which suggest it is more resistant to vaccines. 2021-08-31
Lockdown restrictions are lifted in Perth and surrounding towns after a decrease in the number of new cases. Masks are still mandatory in indoor settings, private gatherings are limited to 10 people, and public gatherings are limited to 20 people. Restrictions also lift in Brisbane. 2021-07-3
India reports a record 115,736 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2021-04-7
The Ministry of Health restricts the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine to people over 60 years old following a report of a "possible link" with very rare blood clotting. 2021-04-7
The government announces that starting from February 15, all retail stores will be allowed to reopen and customers will no longer need to present a negative COVID-19 testing result to enter. Schools and universities will also be allowed to resume their classes. Also, skiers will now be allowed to present negative test results from the past seven days instead of just the past 24 hours. 2021-02-11
Spain reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant in a 30-year-old man who travelled from South Africa to Vigo. 2021-01-28
Greece reports 372 new cases in the last 24 hours, its highest daily tally since the start of the pandemic in the country. From those new cases, 114 were due to an outbreak at a food processing plant in northern Greece, with 133 recorded in the greater Athens area. 2020-09-10
Fiji reports its first death from COVID-19. Health minister Ifereimi Waqainabete reported it as a 66-year-old man who had been repatriated from India where he had been receiving treatment. The man apparently contracted it while in India. 2020-07-31
France reports 1,417 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, raising the country's death toll to 10,238. 2020-04-7
Canada's largest airline Air Canada suspends all flights to China until April in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020-02-25