Sources: Reuters
High-risk establishments such as bars and gyms will be closed from January 7, while dining in restaurants will be banned after 6 p.m. 2022-01-6
Turkmenistan becomes one of the first countries to approve the usage of the single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine. The health ministry also purchases 600,000 doses of the two-dose Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-12-25
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor rejects an order to block the vaccine mandate for New York City schoolteachers and employees. 2021-10-1
The Biden administration announces that travel restrictions will be lifted for international travellers who are fully vaccinated and show a negative COVID-19 test. These rules will be in effect beginning in November. 2021-09-20
A panel of health experts advising the Hong Kong government recommends that children between the ages of 12 and 17 years old should only receive a single dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after reports of heart inflammation as a side effect. 2021-09-16
Hanoi suspends all public transport services to and from 14 provinces impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and urges people to stay at home after the country reports a record 1,314 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2021-07-8
France reopens indoor dining for bars and restaurants as well as gyms as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decline and the number of vaccinations increases. Rules for travellers from within the European Union are also eased, while cultural venues can relax their measures. The curfew has also been changed to 11:00 p.m. 2021-06-9
Sri Lanka receives 500,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine from India. 2021-02-25
Portugal reports a record 159 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 8,543. 2021-01-15
Governor Gavin Newsom announces that he has pulled an "emergency brake", which means that starting the following day, California will implement more closures and stricter restrictions, which will cover 41 counties containing 94% of the state's population. 2020-11-16