German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and 16 state premiers agree to tighten the restrictions beginning on December 28, including limiting the number of people in private gatherings to 10 and banning spectators at large-scale musical, sporting and cultural events due to concerns related to the spread of the Omicron variant. 2021-12-21
The European Commission authorizes the use of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine after the European Medicines Agency recommended the use of the vaccine, becoming the fifth vaccine to be approved for use by the European Union. 2021-12-20
Greece reports 78 deaths in the past 24 hours, which is the highest daily total this year, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 8,380. 2021-04-4
Hungary reports a record 189 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 5,513. 2020-12-4
Colorado Governor Jared Polis extends the statewide mask mandate for 30 days. 2020-10-11
COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam; COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea2020-07-29