The United States Senate passes a defense bill that rescinds the vaccine mandate for the U.S. military. 2022-12-15
Costa Rican president Carlos Alvarado Quesada tests positive for COVID-19. 2022-02-10
New Jersey reports 400 hospitalizations due to COVID-19, the lowest number in eight months. 2021-06-11
Australia suspends its quarantine-free travel bubble arrangement with New Zealand after the discovery of three new community cases in Auckland. 2021-02-15
Minister for Primary Education Arie Slob announces that primary schools and daycare centres will reopen on February 8, but secondary schools and after-school clubs will remain closed. 2021-01-31
Oman officially begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The country is the last Gulf Cooperation Council member state to begin vaccinations. Health Minister Ahmed Al-Saidi is one of the first citizens to receive a dose of the vaccine. 2020-12-27
The number of confirmed deaths in the United States reaches 250,000. 2020-11-18
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows tests positive for COVID-19. Four other White House aides and a Trump campaign staffer have also tested positive. 2020-11-6
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