Hong Kong reports a record for the second consecutive day of 56,827 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the total of confirmed cases in the territory to 350,557. The territory also reporting a record 144 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the death toll in territory to 1,366. 2022-03-3
Morocco reports its first confirmed death related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in an elderly woman who had not received the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 2022-01-4
Fiji lifts its containment area borders on the main island of Viti Levu as 60% of the targeted population has been fully vaccinated. However, a curfew remains in effect and inter-island travel remains suspended. 2021-09-17
Australia reports a record 2,070 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including 1,599 new cases in New South Wales. It is the first time that the country has reported more than 2,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. 2021-09-11
South Korea reports its first cases of the B.1.617 variant in nine people who travelled from India. 2021-04-19
Japan's GDP contracts 4.8% in 2020, which is the first annual economic contraction since 2009 due to the impact of the pandemic. 2021-02-15
Spain reports 537 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day total since mid-April, which brings the nationwide death toll to 43,668. 2020-11-24
Germany reopens shops, but Chancellor Angela Merkel warns of a second coronavirus wave in the country. 2020-04-20
The President of the Japan Football Association and deputy Olympic Committee chief Kozo Tashima tests positive for COVID-19. Japan insists the 2020 Summer Olympics will still go ahead as planned. 2020-03-17