Shenzhen enters a lockdown until March 20 after 66 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the city. 2022-03-13
Los Angeles begins to implement the U.S. strictest vaccine mandate that required people to show their proof of full vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results in the previous 72 hours in order to enter most indoor venues and large outdoor events of more than 5,000 attendes. 2021-11-8
Vietnam reports a record 737 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 8,277. 2021-08-22
Most legal restrictions on social contact are ended in England. Face coverings in indoor public places are no longer required by law, though they are still recommended in some settings. There are no more limits on how many people can attend events, nightclubs can reopen and table service will not be necessary in pubs and restaurants. People working from home as a result of the pandemic are formally encouraged to return to their workplace. 2021-07-19
The World Health Organization grants an emergency use authorization for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-04-30
British Columbia reports its first three cases of Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil. 2021-03-9
Mongolia approves the emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. 2021-02-9
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, his wife and their four children test positive for COVID-19. 2020-06-1