President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time and will be in isolation. 2022-07-30
Paraguay reports its first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in three people who travelled outside the country earlier this month. 2021-12-27
The Dominican Republic reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. 2021-12-25
The Japanese government announces the extension of its state of emergency in 19 prefectures until September 30 with Miyagi and Okayama prefectures being downgraded to a quasi-state of emergency after the expiry of their current orders on September 12. 2021-09-9
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. 2021-07-8
Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan is hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. His son, Abhishek Bachchan, also tests positive. 2020-07-11
Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov is hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. 2020-05-12
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 4,244 new cases and 569 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the United Kingdom's death toll to 2,921 and 33,718 confirmed cases. 2020-04-2
China gives go-ahead for human trials for a potential vaccine. 2020-03-17