Sources: RNZ
Interior Minister Jeon Hae-cheol announces that South Korea will begin its COVID-19 vaccine campaign for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years on March 31. Booster doses will also be administered for children between the ages of 12 and 17 years. 2022-03-14
Australia reports its first cases of the Omicron variant in two people who travelled from Southern Africa and are currently in quarantine in a hotel in New South Wales. 2021-11-28
Russia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,189 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 242,060. 2021-11-3
The Italian Health ministry signs a decree which moves Sicily into the "yellow zone" and will reimpose some restrictions such as the mask mandate both outdoors and indoors and restrict restaurant diners to groups of four beginning on August 30 following an increase of COVID-19 cases. 2021-08-27
The United Kingdom reports 28,773 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 29. 2021-07-6
The Alberta government introduces tougher public health restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19, including moving all kindergarten to Grade 12 students to online learning, closing restaurants and bars to in-person dining, closing down personal care services such as hair salons, limiting outdoor gatherings to five people, and increasing fines for those violating public health measures. 2021-05-4
Saudi Minister of Health Tawfig Al-Rabiah announces that all pilgrims must be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to do the Hajj to Mecca. 2021-03-2
The government considers providing free COVID-19 vaccines for all citizens. 2020-09-2
Indonesia reports 2,719 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 162,884. This is the highest single-day rise since the beginning of the outbreak. Additionally, the total death toll surpasses 7,000. 2020-08-27