Sources: Arab News
U.S. Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX) dies from COVID-19 at the age of 67, thus making him the first member of Congress to die from the disease. 2021-02-7
Chinese authorities place 4.9 million people in Langfang under lockdown for the next seven days and also subject them to mass testing in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2021-01-12
A further 20 million people in England are placed into Tier 4, the level with the strictest COVID-19 restrictions. All secondary schools in England are to remain closed for an additional two weeks. 2020-12-31
Hawaii registers 14 additional COVID-19 fatalities, which have now pushed the state's death toll to 203. 2020-10-22
Bogor imposes a nightly curfew and community social restrictions aimed for the residents to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Under those rules, restaurants, malls and cafés will restrict the operation until 6:00 p.m local time and any residents will stay at home at 9:00 p.m. local time. These restrictions are enforced until September 11. 2020-08-29
The number of deaths from COVID-19 in India surpasses 50,000. 2020-08-16
Brazil surpasses Italy with the third-highest COVID-19 death toll. 2020-06-4
Madagascar reports its first death from COVID-19; that of a 57-year-old medical worker who suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure. 2020-05-17
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 4,342 new confirmed cases and 717 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 11,329 and 88,621 total cases. 2020-04-13
The Czech Republic suspends all schools and bans all events hosting more than 100 people indefinitely in order to contain the virus, according to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. 2020-03-10