Sources: Nippon.com
The Japanese government announces that the quasi-state of emergency measures will be expanded to 18 more prefectures including Hokkaido, Osaka, and Fukuoka from January 27 to February 20 amid the spread of the Omicron variant. 2022-01-25
The number of recovered COVID-19 patients in Indonesia surpasses four million. 2021-09-21
The United States surpasses 100,000 daily reported cases for the first time since February 11. 2021-07-30
Venezuela enters a "radical quarantine" for a week in order to reduce the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19. 2021-07-26
Portuguese Economy Minister Pedro Siza Vieira tested positive for COVID-19. 2021-01-19
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces the closure of all travel corridors beginning January 18 at 4:00 a.m. GMT. He also announces that all travellers must have proof of a negative COVID-19 test from the previous 72 hours and quarantine for 10 days upon arrival, unless they test negative after five days. 2021-01-15
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff receive the Moderna vaccine. 2020-12-29
Japan records a new single-day record of 3,041 cases. The Japan Self-Defense Forces are deployed to Asahikawa, Hokkaido, where hospitals are facing shortages of medical staff to treat COVID-19 patients. 2020-12-12
Six travelers from China are denied entry and turned away from Samoa following the island country's introduction of a ban on all travelers from China. They later arrive in Fiji, where they are quarantined with no symptoms. These strict regulations come after a measles outbreak ravaged Samoa last month. 2020-01-27