The Oregon Health Authority announces that over 70% of adults in the state have received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (The Columbian)
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Lockdown restrictions are lifted in Perth and surrounding towns after a decrease in the number of new cases. Masks are still mandatory in indoor settings, private gatherings are limited to 10 people, and public gatherings are limited to 20 people. Restrictions also lift in Brisbane. (ABC Australia)
COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji The test positivity rate in Fiji increases to 9.5% amid an increase in the number of cases since the April outbreak. The country has so far reported 5,253 COVID-19 cases as the opposition National Federation Party condemns the alleged mishandling of the pandemic. (RNZ)
COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 vaccination in India Phase-III trials of the Covaxin vaccine from India's Bharat Biotech showed a 65.2% efficacy against the Delta variant, a 77.8% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19, and a 93.4% efficacy against severe COVID-19. (Khaleej Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia reports a record for the fifth consecutive day of 697 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 137,262. (Barron's)
COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, COVID-19 vaccination in South Africa The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority approves the usage of the Coronavac vaccine made by Sinovac under certain conditions. (Bloomberg)
COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan Tajikistan becomes the first country to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for adults. (TASS)
COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam Vietnam reports a record 922 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 19,043. (Vietnam News)
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation, COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina Aerolíneas Argentinas and low-cost carrier Flybondi resume domestic flights in Argentina after a 15 month suspension due to COVID-19 restrictions. The first flights to resume are between Córdoba and the southern city of Bariloche, and from Córdoba and Rosario to San Martín de los Andes. (MercoPress)
Indonesia reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 27,913 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.25 million. (detikHealth)
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority approves the usage of the Coronavac vaccine made by Sinovac under certain conditions. (Bloomberg)
The test positivity rate in Fiji increases to 9.5% amid an increase in the number of cases since the April outbreak. The country has so far reported 5,253 COVID-19 cases as the opposition National Federation Party condemns the alleged mishandling of the pandemic. (RNZ)
2021 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Elsa passes through the Caribbean, downing trees and blowing off roofs, killing two people in the Dominican Republic and one in Saint Lucia. (Al Jazeera)
2021 Philippine Air Force C-130 crash Fifty people are killed and 49 others are injured when a C-130 transport plane of the Philippine Air Force carrying 92 passengers and attempting to land at an airport in Jolo, Sulu, crashes in the nearby town of Patikul. Among the dead there are three civilians on the ground; four more are among the injured. (BBC News)
A huge wildfire spreads through Limassol, Cyprus, killing four people and forcing the evacuation of several villages. It is described as the worst wildfire in the country's history. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Bangladesh reports a record 153 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national death toll to 15,065. (Dhaka Tribune)
COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji Fiji reports a record 522 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total to 6,161 cases. Fiji has seen a substantial increase in the number of cases since an outbreak occurred in April. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services also reports three deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 30. (RNZ)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Indonesia reports a record 555 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, 137 of them from Central Java, thereby bringing the national death toll to 60,582. (Merdeka.com)
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia reports 25,142 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 2, thereby bringing the national total of confirmed cases to 5.6 million. (The Moscow Times)
Fifty people are killed and 49 others are injured when a C-130 transport plane of the Philippine Air Force carrying 92 passengers and attempting to land at an airport in Jolo, Sulu, crashes in the nearby town of Patikul. Among the dead there are three civilians on the ground; four more are among the injured. (BBC News)
Fiji reports a record 522 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total to 6,161 cases. Fiji has seen a substantial increase in the number of cases since an outbreak occurred in April. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services also reports three deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 30. (RNZ)
Tropical Storm Elsa passes through the Caribbean, downing trees and blowing off roofs, killing two people in the Dominican Republic and one in Saint Lucia. (Al Jazeera)
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Bangladesh reports a record of 9,964 new cases and 164 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 954,881 and the nationwide death toll to 15,229. (Bdnews24.com)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Indonesia reports a record of 29,745 new cases and 558 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.31 million and the nationwide death toll to 61,140. Active cases also surpassed 300,000 for the first time. (detikHealth)
COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine Ukraine authorizes the usage of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. (Kyiv Post)
COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam Vietnam surpasses 20,000 cases of COVID-19 after a record 1,102 new cases are reported in the past 24 hours. (The Star)
Indonesia reports a record of 29,745 new cases and 558 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.31 million and the nationwide death toll to 61,140. Active cases also surpassed 300,000 for the first time. (detikHealth)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Bangladesh reports a record 11,525 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of confirmed cases to 966,406. (Bdnews24.com) COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Indonesia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 31,189 new cases and a record for the third consecutive day of 728 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.34 million and the nationwide death toll to 61,868. (detikNews)
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Australia reports its first case of the highly contagious Lambda variant in an overseas traveller who had been in a New South Wales quarantine hotel in April. (News.com.au)
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Bangladesh reports a record 11,525 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of confirmed cases to 966,406. (Bdnews24.com)
COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji Fiji reports a record 636 new cases and six deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 7,149 and the national death toll to 39. (RNZ)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Indonesia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 31,189 new cases and a record for the third consecutive day of 728 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.34 million and the nationwide death toll to 61,868. (detikNews)
COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Australia reports its first case of the highly contagious Lambda variant in an overseas traveller who had been in a New South Wales quarantine hotel in April. (News.com.au) COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji Fiji reports a record 636 new cases and six deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 7,149 and the national death toll to 39. (RNZ)
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia reports a record 737 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national death toll to 139,316. (The Moscow Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom reports 28,773 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 29. (Sky News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia Tunisia reports a record 7,930 new cases and 119 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 455,091 and the nationwide death toll to 15,601. (Tunisie Numérique)
Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise Flight 251 crashes near the sea in Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, killing all 28 people on board. (Al Jazeera)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise Flight 251 crashes near the sea in Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, killing all 28 people on board. (Al Jazeera)
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Bangladesh reports a record 201 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 15,593. (Dhaka Tribune)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Indonesia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 34,379 new cases and a record for the fourth consecutive day of 1,040 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.37 million and the nationwide death toll to 62,908. (Kompas.com)
COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan authorities ban all public gatherings and protests under the instruction of the Director General of Health Services due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (ANI News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom reports 32,548 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 22. (The Independent)
COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia Tunisia reports a record 9,823 new cases and 134 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of confirmed cases to 464,914 and the nationwide death toll to 15,735. (Tunisie Numérique)
Fiji reports a record for the second consecutive day of 791 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 7,940. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services also reports three deaths from COVID-19, all in Suva. (RNZ)
Sri Lankan authorities ban all public gatherings and protests under the instruction of the Director General of Health Services due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (ANI News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary Hungary surpasses 30,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Hungary Today)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Indonesia reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 38,391 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.41 million. (Yahoo! News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Israel Israel reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in a vaccinated woman who returned to the country from abroad. (The Times of Israel)
COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia Malaysia reports a record 135 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 5,903. The country also surpasses 800,000 cases of COVID-19. (CNA)
COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria Nigeria reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in a traveller following the routine travel test required of all international travellers and genomic sequencing at the NCDC National Reference Laboratory, Abuja. (AllAfrica)
COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea South Korea reports a record 1,275 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 164,028. (Al Jazeera)
COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand reports a record 75 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 2,462. (Bangkok Post)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom reports a record for the second consecutive day of 32,551 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 5,022,893. (ITV News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam Hanoi suspends all public transport services to and from 14 provinces impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and urges people to stay at home after the country reports a record 1,314 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (Reuters)
Hanoi suspends all public transport services to and from 14 provinces impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and urges people to stay at home after the country reports a record 1,314 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (Reuters)
An airplane carrying skydivers crashes in Örebro, Sweden, killing all nine people on board. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Africa COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa Johannesburg mayor Geoff Makhubo dies from COVID-19-related complications, after being hospitalized for a week. (Al Jazeera) COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia Tunisia reports a record 189 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 16,050. (Xinhuanet)
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Bangladesh reports a record 212 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 16,004. The country also surpasses one million cases of the virus. (Anadolu Agency)
COVID-19 pandemic in California California will require face masks in schools despite CDC guidelines saying that vaccinated students are not required to wear a mask. (Los Angeles Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba Cuban health regulator CECMED approves the emergency use of the domestically-produced Abdala vaccine, becoming the fifth COVID-19 vaccine to be approved in the country. Manufacturers last month claimed that the vaccine, which requires three doses, has a 92% effectiveness rate against the virus. This makes Cuba the first Caribbean and Latin American country to successfully develop its own variation of the vaccine. (DW)
COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji Fiji reports a record 860 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 9,521. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services also reports three deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national death toll to 51. (RNZ)
COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Germany declares all of Spain as a COVID-19 risk area, which will require travellers to present a negative test result in order to avoid quarantine beginning on July 11, due to the spread of the more contagious Delta variant. (DW)
COVID-19 pandemic in Israel Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic The Israeli Ministry of Health announces that all visitors who are traveling to Israel, including vaccinated individuals, will be required to quarantine for 24 hours or receive a negative COVID-19 test beginning on July 16. (Haaretz)
COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia Malaysia reports a record 9,108 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 817,838. (The Star)
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia reports 25,766 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 2 and thereby brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 5.73 million. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia approves the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna. (Al Arabiya)
COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa Johannesburg mayor Geoff Makhubo dies from COVID-19-related complications, after being hospitalized for a week. (Al Jazeera)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in California California will require face masks in schools despite CDC guidelines saying that vaccinated students are not required to wear a mask. (Los Angeles Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia Tunisia reports a record 189 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 16,050. (Xinhuanet)
Fiji reports a record 860 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 9,521. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services also reports three deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national death toll to 51. (RNZ)
Indonesia reports a record 28,975 recoveries in the past 24 hours, thereby surpassing the nationwide total of recoveries to 2 million. (detikHealth)
The Israeli Ministry of Health announces that all visitors who are traveling to Israel, including vaccinated individuals, will be required to quarantine for 24 hours or receive a negative COVID-19 test beginning on July 16. (Haaretz)
The Russian Federal Forestry Agency reports that 160 wildfires are currently burning an area covering 4,400 square kilometres (1,700 mi2) in the Siberian republic of Sakha. (RFE/RL)
Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic The Israeli Ministry of Health announces that all visitors who are traveling to Israel, including vaccinated individuals, will be required to quarantine for 24 hours or receive a negative COVID-19 test beginning on July 16. (Haaretz)
COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia Georgia receives 43,200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. (Georgian Journal)
