Sources: Portland Press Herald
British Columbia lifts most of its COVID-19 restrictions, allowing all businesses to reopen and operate at full capacity. Indoor gatherings and organized events are also permitted to operate without occupancy limits. However, provincial mandates requiring the use of vaccine cards for entry into businesses and the use of masks in indoor settings remain in effect. 2022-02-17
Laos reports a record 1,645 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 86,148. 2021-12-10
Michigan reports 4,181 hospitalizations from COVID-19, a new single-day record. 2021-11-29
Austria restricts access to restaurants, bars, hotels and social and cultural events to only those who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID-19 due to an increase in the number of new cases and hospitalizations. 2021-11-8
Israel reopens its borders to vaccinated international travellers for the first time since March 2020, where they must have received two doses of any WHO-approved vaccine, a booster dose within the past six months, or only one dose if they have recovered from COVID-19. 2021-11-1
Afghanistan reports a record 36 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 3,104. 2021-06-4
Laos reports its first death from COVID-19. The patient is a 53-year-old woman who had been receiving treatment at a designated hospital in Vientiane since April 30. 2021-05-9
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide surpasses 90 million. 2021-01-10