New Zealand reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a fully vaccinated person who travelled from Germany and is currently isolated at a managed isolation quarantine facility in Christchurch. 2021-12-16
Thailand reports a record 57 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 2,080. 2021-07-1
Scotland relaxes its COVID-19-related restrictions, allowing non-essential travel around the country and some social gatherings. 2021-04-16
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou announces a second nationwide lockdown for the country that will last three weeks beginning January 10 in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2021-01-8
Alberta reports 1,733 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. 2020-11-30
President Hassan Rouhani says that the health ministry estimated as many as 25 million Iranians have been infected by the virus and that 30 to 35 million will be infected in the coming months as he urges the public to take the virus seriously. 2020-07-18
The Czech Republic reports the country's first death from COVID-19, a 95-year-old man from the capital city of Prague. 2020-03-22
The Spanish government takes control of all private hospitals to help the country's healthcare system cope with the virus pandemic. 2020-03-16