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Jul
28
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta Alberta drops their COVID-19 quarantine for close contacts of cases, as well as relaxing health measure

COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta Alberta drops their COVID-19 quarantine for close contacts of cases, as well as relaxing health measures. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia British Columbia reimposes a mask mandate and declares a COVID-19 outbreak in the Okanagan region following a rise of cases in Kelowna, Peachland, and Lake Country. (CBC)

Jul
28
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, COVID-19 vaccination in Italy The Italian Medicines Agency approves the usage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers between

COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, COVID-19 vaccination in Italy The Italian Medicines Agency approves the usage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 years old, making it the second vaccine to be approved for use in teenagers in Italy after the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. (ANSA)

Jul
28
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe, COVID-19 vaccination in Zimbabwe The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe approves the emergency use of the Janssen COVID-19 v

COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe, COVID-19 vaccination in Zimbabwe The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe approves the emergency use of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson after they previously denied approval, making it the first Western-made vaccine to be approved for use in the country. (Bloomberg)

Jul
29
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Northern Ireland announces that it will allow fully-vaccinated trave

COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Northern Ireland announces that it will allow fully-vaccinated travellers from amber list European Union countries as well as the United States to enter without needing to quarantine beginning on August 1. (The Guardian)

Jul
29
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal Portugal announces three phases for lifting its COVID-19-related restrictions, including ending localized curfews and operating ho

COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal Portugal announces three phases for lifting its COVID-19-related restrictions, including ending localized curfews and operating hours restrictions for restaurants, stores and cultural venues on August 1 as the number of cases continues to decline. However, bars and discos will only be allowed to reopen in October. (ABC News)

Jul
29
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand reports a record for the second consecutive day of 17,669 new cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed c

COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand reports a record for the second consecutive day of 17,669 new cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 561,030. The country also reports a record 165 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 4,562. (The Straits Times)

Jul
29
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Northern Ireland announces t

COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Northern Ireland announces that it will allow fully-vaccinated travellers from amber list European Union countries as well as the United States to enter without needing to quarantine beginning on August 1. (The Guardian)

Jul
30
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Angela Merkel's cabinet approves a plan to require travellers over the age of

COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Angela Merkel's cabinet approves a plan to require travellers over the age of 12 who have not been vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 to show a negative COVID-19 test result regardless of whether they are travelling by airplane, car or train. People travelling to Germany from "virus variant areas" will also require a negative test result, even if they have been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19. These rules will be in effect beginning on August 1. (DW)

Jul
30
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines The National Capital Region will be placed under the strictest Enhanced

COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines The National Capital Region will be placed under the strictest Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in an effort to reduce the resurgence of COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant. The ECQ will be in effect from August 6 to August 20. (ABS-CBN News)

Jul
31
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador El Salvador reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant, which was originall

COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador El Salvador reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant, which was originally detected in India. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Florida Florida reports a record 21,683 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, surpassing the previous record of 19,334 cases reported on January 7. (Tampa Bay Times)

Jul
31
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan Pakistan reports its first five cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Epsilon variant in Lahore, which was originally detected in California.

COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan Pakistan reports its first five cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Epsilon variant in Lahore, which was originally detected in California. (DAWN) Sindh province imposes a partial lockdown in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi in order to reduce the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. The lockdown is in effect until August 8. (Hindustan Times)

Jul
31
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Réunion Amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, the French overseas territory of Réunion enters a two-week partial lockdown which

COVID-19 pandemic in Réunion Amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, the French overseas territory of Réunion enters a two-week partial lockdown which restricts the movement of people to 10 km (6.2 mi) during the day and 5 km (3.1 mi) on Sunday as well as closing all cafés, restaurants and gyms. A curfew is also being imposed between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. when movement is not allowed except for essential reasons. (France 24)

Aug
01
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand extends its semi-lockdown measures in 13 provinces including the Bangkok Metropolitan Region until August 31 and also ext

COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand extends its semi-lockdown measures in 13 provinces including the Bangkok Metropolitan Region until August 31 and also extends the restrictions into 16 additional provinces beginning on August 3 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country. (Bloomberg News)

Aug
01
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Florida The number of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Florida reaches a record 10,207, surp

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Florida The number of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Florida reaches a record 10,207, surpassing the previous record of 10,170 people recorded on July 23, 2020. (Associated Press) The U.S. surpasses 35 million cases of COVID-19. (NBC News)

Aug
02
Health / Disasters

Chief Executive Carrie Lam announces mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for civil servants, healthcare workers, care home employees and school teachers.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam announces mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for civil servants, healthcare workers, care home employees and school teachers. Otherwise, these people would have to pay for regular testing. Currently, only 36% of people in Hong Kong are fully vaccinated whereas 46% of people have received at least one dose. (France 24)

Aug
02
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in California COVID-19 pandemic in the San Francisco Bay Area Health officials in San Francisco and other Bay Area counties reimpose a mask ma

COVID-19 pandemic in California COVID-19 pandemic in the San Francisco Bay Area Health officials in San Francisco and other Bay Area counties reimpose a mask mandate in the area as part of an effort to reduce the spread of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant. (SFGate)

Aug
02
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus Cyprus begins a vaccination programme for children between the ages of 12 and 15 years old who are eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech

COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus Cyprus begins a vaccination programme for children between the ages of 12 and 15 years old who are eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines after 20% of new COVID-19 cases occurred in that age group. (Asian News International)

Aug
02
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announces mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for civil servants, healthcare workers, care home employees a

COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announces mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for civil servants, healthcare workers, care home employees and school teachers. Otherwise, these people would have to pay for regular testing. Currently, only 36% of people in Hong Kong are fully vaccinated whereas 46% of people have received at least one dose. (France 24)

Aug
03
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei Chinese authorities announce city-wide COVID-19 testing for 11 million people in Wuhan after the first locally transmitted cases sinc

COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei Chinese authorities announce city-wide COVID-19 testing for 11 million people in Wuhan after the first locally transmitted cases since May 2020 were reported in the city, where three cases that had been found were of the highly-transmissible Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant. (The Daily Telegraph)

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