The government decides to raise social distancing level to level 2.5 in the Seoul Capital Area for the next three weeks. 2020-12-6
The number of patients that hospitalized for COVID-19 in California reaches a record high of 7,415. 2020-11-29
Iran announces temporary travel restrictions on Tehran, Karaj, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Urmia, which includes banning travel to and from the five major cities in the country. It comes after Iran reports single-day records in both deaths and new infections, with 279 deaths and 4,830 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. 2020-10-14
The U.S. reports 39,972 more COVID-19 cases, the largest number of new cases in a single day. 2020-06-26
Brazil becomes the first country in the Southern Hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, as the death toll rises to 1,068 and 19,789 total cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. 2020-04-11
Despite a week-long lockdown, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) reports its first case of coronavirus. 2020-03-24
Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare reports the country's first death from COVID-19. 2020-03-21
A 300-bed isolation ward has been set up in Islamabad for Chinese citizens returning to Pakistan after vacations. 2020-02-24