Lithuania lifts requirements for masks in indoor spaces, except in public transport and medical facilities, and reduces the COVID-19 isolation period to five days. 2022-04-4
Mongolia reports a record 3,805 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 221,351. 2021-09-2
Sri Lanka reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant, which originated in South Africa, in a person who travelled from Tanzania and is currently staying at a quarantine centre. 2021-03-12
Zimbabwe becomes the first country in Africa to approve India's Covaxin vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech. 2021-03-4
The Netherlands detects at least 30 cases of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in an outbreak linked to a primary school in Bergschenhoek. 2021-01-11
Donald Trump Jr., son of outgoing President Donald Trump, tests positive for COVID-19. His spokesperson says that he is asymptomatic. 2020-11-20
President Donald Trump confirms that top aide Hope Hicks has tested positive for coronavirus and says he and First Lady Melania Trump will begin their "quarantine process" while waiting for their own test results. 2020-10-1
A Twitter human resources official advises that Twitter employees work at home to prevent exposure to Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. He adds that telecommuting will be mandatory for employees based in the Twitter offices in Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea. 2020-03-3