Sources: Newsminer
The Chicago Department of Public Health adds Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming to their travel advisory amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-07-27
Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy tests positive for COVID-19 following a brief period of isolation after suspected exposure. 2021-02-24
Irish health officials say that the three cases of the Brazilian variant of SARS-CoV-2 have been contained. 2021-02-20
British Columbia confirms 18 cases of the new variants of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom and South Africa. 2021-02-1
A panel of scientists that advises the British government announces that a variant first discovered in the United Kingdom is 30% more deadly than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus. 2021-01-22
New Jersey reports their first two cases of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2. Neither had travelled. 2021-01-22
Nepal reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in three people who travelled to the United Kingdom three weeks ago and later tested positive. 2021-01-18
Russia reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom. 2021-01-10
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi announces that the country will ban all international travellers for two weeks starting January 1, citing concerns over new variants of SARS-CoV-2. Government officials are exempt from this ban. 2020-12-28
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