Sources: Newsminer
Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy tests positive for COVID-19 following a brief period of isolation after suspected exposure. 2021-02-24
Washington, D.C. confirms its first cases of the 501.V2 variant from South Africa and the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2. 2021-02-11
British Columbia confirms 18 cases of the new variants of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom and South Africa. 2021-02-1
Lithuania reports its first case of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a woman from Vilnius who tested positive for COVID-19 in early January. 2021-02-1
Tennessee reports their first two cases of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 that was first identified in the United Kingdom. 2021-01-21
Kuwait reports their first cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in two women who travelled from the United Kingdom. 2021-01-19
Indiana reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom. 2021-01-11
Japan's Health Ministry detects a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 partially similar to those from South Africa and the United Kingdom in four people that travelled from Amazonas in Brazil. 2021-01-10
Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated, will require returnees to be quarantined for 14 days. 2020-03-17
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