Premier Doug Ford announces a province-wide lockdown across Ontario from December 26 until January 9 in Northern Ontario and January 23 in Southern Ontario in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the province. 2020-12-21
Uruguay reports a new single-day record of 528 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 9,708.2020-12-13
The Singapore government said that a suspected COVID-19 case aboard a "cruise-to-nowhere" was a false alarm after a passenger aboard Royal Caribbean's "Quantum of the Seas" cruise ship who tested positive for COVID-19 has been found not to have contracted the virus. 2020-12-10
Hairdressers and other non-essential shops in France reopen for the first time since October after the country eases its second nationwide lockdown. 2020-11-28
Japan reports a record 2,388 new cases, according to official figures. It comes as the country is on "maximum alert" and many prefectures such as Osaka, Aichi, and Hokkaido report record numbers of new cases. 2020-11-19
The Health Ministry reported a record jump of 2,789 deaths and 28,115 cases in Mexico, far surpassing the previous record of 1,092 deaths and 9,556 cases. The government said the record was due to a change of methodology which includes additional cases that were not reported from June. 2020-10-5
The Trump administration and federal officials from Operation Warp Speed unveil plans for distributing doses of a COVID-19 vaccine once the FDA approves their use. 2020-09-16