South Australian Premier Steven Marshall announces an immediate easing of restrictions surrounding exercise, with further restrictions to be eased by the end of the week, blaming the state's brief hard lockdown on an infected individual who lied to contact tracers. 2020-11-20
New Jersey reports over 2,000 cases, its largest increase in cases during a one-day period since early May. 2020-10-30
The Flevo hospital in Almere begins to transfer two of its COVID-19 intensive care patients by helicopter to a hospital in Muenster, near the Dutch-German border, as hospitals in the Netherlands come under increasing strain from a second wave of infections. 2020-10-23
The government places Paris and its Île-de-France region to maximum alert following a surge of infection rates, prompting Île-de-France to shut down all bars, gymnasiums, and swimming pools completely and all festive gatherings in establishments are banned from being open to the public effective tomorrow. The restrictions will last two weeks, but restaurants will remain open with strict health protocols. 2020-10-5
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon voices concerns after 160 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Scotland in the last 24 hours, a three-month high. She says the rise in cases was "partly the result of a greater number of people being tested", but it is "undoubtedly a concern" and that any connection between cases is being "carefully considered" by health protection teams. 2020-08-31
Vice President of South Sudan Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny (who acts as defense minister) test positive for COVID-19 and self-isolate. 2020-05-19
Fifty crew members on the cruise ship "Costa Atlantica" test positive for COVID-19 after it docks in Nagasaki, Japan. 2020-04-23
Zambia reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 39; the patient had underlying health conditions, according to Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya. 2020-04-2
Dubai Municipality begins an 11-day sterilization campaign in an effort to contain the coronavirus. 2020-03-20