COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism2021-11-1
Missouri reports its first case of B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in an adult from Marion County. 2021-02-6
The government announces the closure of all schools, kindergartens and universities for two weeks beginning tomorrow due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, as well as the emergence of the Variant of Concern 202012-01. 2021-01-21
Bavaria detects a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in 35 newly-infected patients in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which is different from the strain originating from the United Kingdom. 2021-01-18
Argentina also reports their first case of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a man who travelled from the United Kingdom in late December and later tested positive. 2021-01-16
Brazil detects their first two cases of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that originated in the United Kingdom. 2020-12-31
California reports its first case of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom in a patient from Southern California. 2020-12-30
In Beijing, authorities arrest Xu Zhangrun, a law professor who published essays strongly criticizing Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping over censored academia on the COVID-19 pandemic and accusing him of ruling "tyrannically." 2020-07-6