Herald section
The latest health reporting from The Belfast Herald.
The government extends the Level 5 lockdown restrictions until March 5. They also agree to impose a 14-day mandatory hotel quarantine for all travelers without negative COVID-19 test results as well as all travelers from Brazil and South Africa.
President Francisco Sagasti announces a total lockdown in Lima and nine other regions due to a significant rise in COVID-19 cases, with hospitals nearing collapse. Measures include closure of non-essential businesses and suspension of inter-regional travel.
President Joe Biden orders an additional 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed by the end of August.
Uzbekistan lifts its restrictions aimed to combat the spread of COVID-19 and announces that concert halls will be allowed to reopen at 50% capacity.
Mexico's richest person, Carlos Slim, tested positive for COVID-19, with his spokesperson confirming he had the virus for a week and was improving. The announcement followed President Lopez Obrador's own diagnosis.
Around 38 United States Capitol Police officers have tested positive for COVID-19 since the storming of the United States Capitol.
Protesters in Eindhoven set fires and threw rocks at police during a banned demonstration against coronavirus lockdown measures. Police used tear gas and water cannons, resulting in over 100 arrests across the Netherlands.