Romania reports a record 11,049 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,210,810. 2021-09-28
Australia reports a record 2,070 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including 1,599 new cases in New South Wales. It is the first time that the country has reported more than 2,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. 2021-09-11
Argentina reports a record 561 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 63,508. 2021-04-29
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva receives his first dose of the CoronaVac vaccine. 2021-03-13
South Korea suspends flights to and from the United Kingdom until December 31 over concerns about the new strain of SARS-CoV-2. 2020-12-23
Georgia announces a curfew in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Rustavi, Zugdidi, Gori and Poti between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. local time beginning November 9, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. 2020-11-7
Israel tightens restrictions one week after a second lockdown came into effect. Effective this afternoon, all businesses not officially considered essential are ordered closed for the next two weeks, with the possibility of being extended, and travel is restricted to 1 kilometer from people's homes. Other planned rules which would affect protesters and synagogue-goers are not yet approved by parliament. 2020-09-25
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces the approval of a vaccine against COVID‑19, named Gam-COVID-Vac, claiming it as a "world-first", amid continued concern and unanswered questions over its safety and effectiveness. 2020-08-11