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The COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of 19 March 2023 [update] in Taiwan , 10,231,343 are confirmed cases, including 18,775 deaths.
A detected Omicron case was reported in the Czech Republic, from a traveler who spent time in Namibia. [56] Canada also reported its first Omicron cases, with two from travelers from Nigeria, therefore becoming the first North American country to report an Omicron case. [57] On 29 November, a positive case was recorded in Darwin, Australia.
On 28 January 2021, the European Union reinstated a travel ban from Japan due to an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, removing Japan from the EU's safe countries list. [102] The following countries were listed as safe countries amidst the pandemic – Australia, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, New Zealand and Thailand.
Monday also marks the start of US travel restrictions from eight countries in southern Africa, where the Omicron variant was first identified. Japan, Israel, and Morocco ban all foreign travelers ...
As the year heads to a close, Japan is closing its borders to most foreigners for a month to try to protect itself from a new strain of COVID. Starting Monday, travelers who aren't Japanese ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case in Turkey was recorded on 11 March, when a local returned home [ note 1 ] from a trip to Europe. [ 302 ]
XBB.1.5 made up about 28 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases for the week ending Jan. 7, up from 2 percent in the beginning of December, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
BA.2.86 was first reported by Denmark and Israel. [1] [11] On 18 August 2023, when only six cases had been reported from four countries (Denmark, Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States), the British healthcare authorities noted that its almost simultaneous appearance in several countries still operating detailed genomic surveillance indicated that it likely already was spreading more ...