Health Minister Jan Blatný announces that shops will not be allowed to reopen on February 22, unlike what was previously promised. He also announced that residents will be required to wear FFP2 respirators, nanotowels, or two surgical masks in indoor places and on public transport due to the spread of the B.1.1.7 variant. 2021-02-19
The German Badminton Association (DBV) cancels the upcoming 2021 German Open in Mülheim an der Ruhr scheduled for March 9 to 14 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021-02-11
Kansas reports its first case of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Ellis County. 2021-02-3
Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan announces a five-day lockdown in the Perth metropolitan, Peel, and South West regions, beginning at 6:00 p.m. AWST, after a quarantine hotel security guard tests positive for COVID-19, possibly of the B.1.1.7 variant. 2021-01-31
British Athletics cancels its annual indoor championships that were set to begin in Glasgow in February due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021-01-22
Catalonia reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from a British resident who travelled to that region. 2021-01-7