Sources: AP
New Zealand reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a fully vaccinated person who travelled from Germany and is currently isolated at a managed isolation quarantine facility in Christchurch. 2021-12-16
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health approves vaccination against COVID-19 for children between the ages of 12 and 17 years old, with those aged 16 to 17 years old receiving priority before vaccination expands to other age groups. 2021-10-14
The Biden administration announces that beginning on September 20, the U.S. will begin administering booster shots of the Moderna and Pfizer–BioNTech vaccines for most people who received their second dose at least eight months ago. 2021-08-18
New Zealand reports its first community transmission case of COVID-19 in six months in an unvaccinated 58-year-old man from Devonport who tested positive after visiting a GP surgery and travelling to the Coromandel Peninsula during the past weekend. 2021-08-17
Arkansas reports 103 hospitalizations from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record. 2021-08-9
Vietnam reports a record 738 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 15,152. 2021-06-26
Jordan reports their first two cases of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a couple who travelled from the United Kingdom. 2020-12-27
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announces new measures to reduce the second wave of the pandemic. All non-essential public services will close until January 24, alcohol sales will be banned after 8:00 p.m. local time, and the number of people at restaurants will be limited to four per table. It also recommended to use face masks on public transport at certain times. 2020-12-18
Portugal reports 899 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative total to 72,055 confirmed cases and 1,936 deaths. Ever since the end of national lockdown in May, this has been the sixth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all six records occurring during the month of September. 2020-09-25
Robert Koch Institute reports 2,297 new cases in Germany in the last 24 hours, the highest single daily increase since April, taking the nationwide total to more than 270,000. 2020-09-19