2021-01-2 fcc9209cfce45b10e0f2ab770db7ad9aeb6a3fd1 /feed/2021/01/2/the-united-kingdom-reports-a-record-57725-new-cases-in-the-past-24-hours-the-highest-daily-total-since-the-beging-of-t The United Kingdom reports a record 57,725 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily total since the beging of the pandemic. Another 445 deaths from COVID-19 are also reported, bringing the country's death toll to 74,570. 1609679090 2021-01-2 dcc36596f02975a282a1669aff198c86d8e09b97 /feed/2021/01/2/the-united-kingdom-reports-a-record-57725-new-cases-in-the-past-24-hours-the-highest-daily-total-since-the-pandemic-be The United Kingdom reports a record 57,725 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily total since the pandemic began. Another 445 deaths from COVID-19 are also reported, bringing the country's total death toll to 74,570. 1609643092 2021-01-2 e9ca13afd4c60805db4250f1dc5d19d478999ae4 https://e3.365dm.com/21/01/1600x900/2372101020236309607_5224894.jpg?20210102143619 <4db38c51eb296de7f2209f755ce80437fb899f1f>https://e3.365dm.com/21/01/1600x900/2372101020236309607_5224894.jpg?20210102143619 14 COVID-19 14 /wiki/covid-19 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic pandemic 2 /wiki/pandemic COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic pandemic COVID-19 pandemic 2021-08-5 8a7a09e63b0fdbb16bd81e49160cf7737b2cc1a2 /feed/2021/08/5/kazakhstan-reports-a-record-7792-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-bringing-the-nationwide-total-of-confirmed Kazakhstan reports a record 7,792 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 610,744 1628802516 2021-08-5 d1a79cdf88ee99a7ef97e2beb1af2dcec118e542 /feed/2021/08/5/morocco-reports-a-record-12039-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-total-of-con Morocco reports a record 12,039 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 665,235. 1628802513 2021-08-5 b9abdf451149da4a209b004321f74c8baed6345c /feed/2021/08/5/uzbekistan-reports-a-record-951-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-total-of-con Uzbekistan reports a record 951 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 133,852. 1628802511 2021-08-5 43acbc8e0422f987c999ff73f8bff6ddf6986e29 /feed/2021/08/5/thailand-reports-a-record-20920-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-for-the-second-day-a-row-bringing-the-natio Thailand reports a record 20,920 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for the second day a row, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 693,305. 1628197848 2021-08-5 17b394fd1fce0e1c8dc0242a3d3e67009f4fb35e /feed/2021/08/5/japan-reports-a-record-15263-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-where-a-record-5042-cases-are-reported-in-tok Japan reports a record 15,263 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, where a record 5,042 cases are reported in Tokyo, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 987,163. 1628197847 2021-08-5 5e82d2014638adfcebe2bea0d6cee18bbf2bd74b /feed/2021/08/5/malaysia-reports-a-record-20596-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-for-the-second-day-a-row-bringing-the-natio Malaysia reports a record 20,596 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for the second day a row, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1.2 million. 1628197845 2021-08-5 bf7596fde8f65dfabb367bb65fd26733265823d0 /feed/2021/08/5/uzbekistan-reports-a-record-951-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-bringing-the-nationwide-total-of-confirmed-c Uzbekistan reports a record 951 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 133,852 1628197845 2021-08-5 dd504d7e4f12cc445b16cbd719fbb2cbf52c7309 10 COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic 2 /feed/2021/08/5/japan-reports-a-record-15263-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-including-a-record-5042-cases-in-tokyo-there Japan reports a record 15,263 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including a record 5,042 cases in Tokyo, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 987,163. 2021-06-18 b250f1aa9179629dc3a22df8fce4609f5b78a702 8 COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic 2 /feed/2021/06/18/indonesia-reports-12990-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-which-is-the-highest-single-day-total-of-new-cases Indonesia reports 12,990 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since late-January. It brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1.96 million. [https:--www.straitstimes.com-asia-se-asia-indonesia-reports-12990-new-coronavirus-infections-290-deaths ("The Straits Times")]*The Palestinian Authority cancels a planned vaccine exchange with Israel involving at least one million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, saying the first batch of doses Israel was going to send were near expiration. The swap was previously announced earlier in the day. [https:--www.aljazeera.com-news-2021-6-18-palestinians-to-get-1-million-covid-vaccine-doses-in-israel-swap (Al Jazeera)]*Oman speeds up its COVID-19 vaccination as the number of cases increases in the country, which has seen only a small percentage of the population vaccinated. [https:--www.reuters.com-world-middle-east-oman-slowest-vaccinator-gulf-pushes-campaign-amid-covid-19-surge-2021-06-18- (Reuters)]*Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin closes the Euro 2020 fan zone due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Russian capital. [https:--www.dw.com-en-moscow-closes-euro-2020-fan-zone-as-covid-cases-surge-a-57950652 (DW)]*Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces that as of June 26, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a face mask outdoors. [https:--www.lavanguardia.com-vida-20210618-7539733-mascarilla-exteriores-espana-26-junio.html ("La Vanguardia")]*Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez receives his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. [https:--www.lavanguardia.com-politica-20210618-7541594-pedro-sanchez-recibe-primera-dosis-vacuna-covid-19-madrid.html ("La Vanguardia")]***British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expands COVID-19 vaccinations to people aged 18 years and older amidst concerns about the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant. [https:--www.nytimes.com-2021-06-18-world-uk-vaccine-eligibility.html ("The New York Times")]*Restrictions are eased in Melbourne as the number of cases decreases. Melbournians will now be allowed to travel anywhere in the state of Victoria, public gatherings increase to 20 people and masks are no longer required outdoors. Private gatherings of up to two people will be allowed, gyms and indoor entertainment reopen, and workforce capacities increase. These new restrictions bring Melbourne into line with the rest of Victoria. [https:--www.9news.com.au-national-victorian-lockdown-restrictions-melbourne-coronavirus-covid19-rules-what-can-i-do-61700b39-6f71-4bd3-85c8-c2fa1f99a520 (9 News)]***Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern receives her first dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. [https:--i.stuff.co.nz-national-health-coronavirus-300336289-important-milestone-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-gets-first-covid19-vaccine (Stuff.co.nz)]*Papua New Guinea receives 146,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from New Zealand, facilitated through the COVAX initiative. [https:--www.rnz.co.nz-international-pacific-news-445020-png-receives-146-thousand-vaccine-doses-from-nz (RNZ)]President Yoweri Museveni announces that the country has imposed new restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19, including a ban on vehicular movements except for essential workers. [https:--www.reuters.com-world-africa-uganda-imposes-new-anti-coronavirus-measures-stem-raging-pandemic-2021-06-18- (Reuters)]COVID-19 pandemic in Israel 2021-04-21 3d5e2bf2cfc71638adf3dbcf8312ee523efdaef5 /feed/2021/04/21/the-government-of-laos-announces-a-14-day-lockdown-in-the-capital-vientiane-following-a-rising-number-of-the-covid-19-ca The Government of Laos announces a 14-day lockdown in the capital Vientiane following a rising number of the COVID-19 cases during the Lao New Year. 1619051100 2021-04-21 9e0f63e36d9d63feddcb1351b1867134b1d483db 23 COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic 2 /feed/2021/04/21/the-government-of-laos-announces-a-14-day-lockdown-in-the-capital-vientiane-following-an-increase-in-the-number-of-covid The Government of Laos announces a 14-day lockdown in the capital Vientiane following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases during the Lao New Year. 2021-03-22 07e14a98da16609c884129a6e2223694a5fa3f55 /feed/2021/03/22/the-greek-ministry-of-health-orders-private-sector-doctors-to-assist-public-hospitals-as-the-public-health-system-become The Greek Ministry of Health orders private sector doctors to assist public hospitals as the public health system becomes overwhelmed by an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations. 1616490380 2021-03-22 62365fdadf9acae2df497e59c049f72401464550 /feed/2021/03/22/greek-ministry-of-health-orders-private-sector-doctors-to-assist-public-hospitals-as-health-public-system-gets-overwhelm Greek Ministry of Health orders private sector doctors to assist public hospitals as health public system gets overwhelmed by an increase of COVID-19 hospitalizations. 1616458337 2021-03-22 5a99d958f99106bc488445e803b0af7c32b09833 /feed/2021/03/22/greek-ministry-of-health-orders-private-sector-doctors-to-assist-public-hospitals-as-health-public-system-gets-overhealm Greek Ministry of Health orders private sector doctors to assist public hospitals as health public system gets overhealmed by an increase of COVID-19 hospitalizations. 1616425576 2021-03-22 9ee711aa362c8381bed5b6c876fbb6c7a5a1a997 21 COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic 2 /feed/2021/03/22/the-ministry-of-health-orders-private-sector-doctors-to-assist-public-hospitals-as-the-public-health-system-becomes-over The Ministry of Health orders private sector doctors to assist public hospitals as the public health system becomes overwhelmed by an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations. 2021-02-27 824bb6cd3ccf5244f12b3ded599dcd1961b7233a /feed/2021/02/27/covid-19-related-restrictions-in-victoria-are-eased-in-line-with-the-rest-of-australia-after-a-recent-outbreak-is-contai COVID-19-related restrictions in Victoria are eased in line with the rest of Australia after a recent outbreak is contained. Private gatherings are allowed up to 30 people and public gatherings up to 100, masks will only be mandated in shopping centres and public transport, and offices are allowed to return up to 75% of their workforce. 1614474371 2021-02-27 ccb83e03c4605061c053db1cd807d8be46bec2ff /feed/2021/02/27/coronavirus-restrictions-in-victoria-are-eased-in-line-with-the-rest-of-the-country-after-a-recent-outbreak-is-contained Coronavirus restrictions in Victoria are eased in line with the rest of the country after a recent outbreak is contained. Private gatherings will now be allowed to include up to 30 people and public gatherings up to 100, masks will only be mandated in shopping centres and public transport, and offices will be permitted to return up to 75% of their workforce. 1614387977 2021-02-27 d949be501d4beea3fddede75547cfca9e69476de 30 COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic 2 /feed/2021/02/27/covid-19-related-restrictions-in-victoria-are-eased-in-line-with-the-rest-of-australia-after-a-recent-outbreak-was-conta COVID-19-related restrictions in Victoria are eased in line with the rest of Australia after a recent outbreak was contained. Private gatherings of up to 30 people and public gatherings of up to 100 people are allowed, masks will only be mandated in shopping centres and on public transport, and offices are allowed to return up to 75% of their workforce. 2021-01-10 836d876a780d4db876112ebb6eeeb460b45f9df8 39 COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic 2 /feed/2021/01/10/the-number-of-confirmed-covid-19-cases-worldwide-surpasses-90-million The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide surpasses 90 million. 2020-12-14 fd8637b414e93b78141c822ddf715e013a2a0057 /feed/2020/12/14/south-korea-orders-schools-in-seoul-and-surrounding-areas-to-close-from-tomorrow-until-the-end-of-the-month-due-to-rise South Korea orders schools in Seoul and surrounding areas to close from tomorrow until the end of the month due to rise of new COVID-19 cases, which has broke records not seen since the pandemic began. 1607994266 2020-12-14 f033dd15abe2de8d8a026c7e34fc138f92519b83 /feed/2020/12/14/south-korea-orders-schools-in-seoul-and-surrounding-areas-to-close-from-tommorow-until-the-end-of-the-month-due-to-rise South Korea orders schools in Seoul and surrounding areas to close from tommorow until the end of the month due to rise of new COVID-19 cases, which has broke records not seen since the pandemic began. 1607943869 2020-12-14 0b6d1376fbe58f4c1a263d05415ef6aa462971e0 35 COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic pandemic 3 /feed/2020/12/14/south-korea-orders-schools-in-the-seoul-capital-area-to-close-from-tomorrow-until-the-end-of-the-month-due-to-an-increas South Korea orders schools in the Seoul Capital Area to close from tomorrow until the end of the month due to an increase in new COVID-19 cases, which has broken records not seen since the pandemic began. 2020-10-1 4f17ef4d4119f030cf8e94ec4708ea0f685c7f0d 18 COVID-19 pandemic pandemic 2 /feed/2020/10/1/malaysia-reports-260-new-cases-the-second-biggest-daily-spike-since-the-pandemic-began-the-sharp-increase-in-infection Malaysia reports 260 new cases, the second biggest daily spike since the pandemic began. The sharp increase in infections comes after a surge in travel to and from Sabah for the state elections. The national tally now stands at 11,484 cases with a total of 136 deaths. 2020-09-30 74bf8bf0ec691b174d2312fa20e87583e32c1ac7 /feed/2020/09/30/the-slovak-government-approves-the-declaration-of-the-state-of-emergency-due-to-rising-cases-in-the-country-amid-the-cov The Slovak government approves the declaration of the state of emergency due to rising cases in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Igor Matovič states that the state of emergency will be imposed for 45 days starting tomorrow. It is the second time that the state of emergency has been imposed by the country. 1601535880 2020-09-30 835d6a1eee384c3573f22e12f3af78e32336ad6d 14 COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic pandemic 3 /feed/2020/09/30/the-government-approves-the-declaration-of-the-state-of-emergency-due-to-rising-cases-in-the-country-amid-the-covid-19-p The government approves the declaration of the state of emergency due to rising cases in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Igor Matovič states that the state of emergency will be imposed for 45 days starting tomorrow. It is the second time that the state of emergency has been imposed by the country. 2020-02-20 c93895f237bf3fa1d8d94fb5521ed7489df14efa 9 COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic 2 /feed/2020/02/20/south-korea-reports-its-first-death-from-covid-19 South Korea reports its first death from COVID-19. /feed/2021/01/2/the-united-kingdom-reports-a-record-57725-new-cases-in-the-past-24-hours-the-highest-daily-total-since-the-beginning-o Sky News 2 4db38c51eb296de7f2209f755ce80437fb899f1f 1 https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-uk-records-57-725-new-coronavirus-cases-its-highest-ever-daily-total-12177463 2021 A further 445 coronavirus-related deaths are recorded on Saturday as Public Health England warns "transmission is very high". The United Kingdom reports a record 57,725 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily total since the beginning of the pandemic. Another 445 deaths from COVID-19 are also reported, bringing the country's death toll to 74,570.