Illinois reports their first case of the Omicron variant in a Chicago resident. 2021-12-7
Romania reports a record 12,032 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,233,668. 2021-09-30
Turkey begins to gradually lift its COVID-19 restrictions, including the 17-day full lockdown, which will end at 5:00 a.m. as the number of infections has declined. This gradual normalization will last until June 1. 2021-05-17
Pakistan reports 149 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year. 2021-04-18
Austria announces the easing of its lockdown from February 8, allowing non-essential shops and schools to reopen while toughening border restrictions and implementing a curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. local time. 2021-02-1
Pennsylvania reports a new single-day record of 6,339 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 281,852. 2020-11-18
Due to some recent spikes in cases, authorities delay the schools' reopening to September 14 in order to allow time for vacationers to return to big cities to limit the movement of asymptomatic people. Students and teachers are told to wear face masks, which will be handed out for free to both public and private schools. 2020-09-1
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele confirms the country's first death from COVID-19. 2020-03-31
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announces a two-week national lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic. 2020-03-27