Finland reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from Sweden. 2021-12-2
North Macedonia restricts the access of cafés, restaurants and public events to only those who have been vaccinated with at least one dose or who have recovered from COVID-19 within the past 45 days and also limits the capacity of restaurants to 30 people with only outdoor parts of restaurants to be open in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 cases. 2021-08-16
The government's spokesman Kyriacos Koushos tests positive for COVID-19. 2021-03-26
The government eases the restrictions on business operating hours outside of the Seoul Capital Area, allowing those businesses to operate until 10 p.m. local time amid a backlash over prolonged restrictions. 2021-02-6
Tokyo reports a new single-day record of 493 new cases, surpassing the previous record set in August and bringing the cumulative number of cases in the prefecture to over 35,000. 2020-11-18
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces that the state is expected to deploy resources to Lubbock and El Paso to help combat the spread of COVID-19. 2020-11-11
President Donald Trump announces that he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19 and are in quarantine. 2020-10-2
Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. 2020-09-4