South Korea reports a record 1,275 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 164,028. 2021-07-8
Prime Minister Imran Khan launches the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in Pakistan, with the first dose of Sinopharm's vaccine administered to a doctor in Islamabad. 2021-02-2
Belgium reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa in a person from West Flanders with no travel history. 2021-01-13
First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that bars, pubs, restaurants and cafes will be banned from serving alcohol and will have to close for dine-in customers at 6:00 p.m. GMT. Indoor entertainment and visitor attractions will also be closed beginning December 4. 2020-11-30
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announces new restrictions amid a rise of cases in the state. Indoor and outdoor gatherings will have a 10-person limit, bars and restaurants will close indoor dining service at 10 p.m. CST, and indoor capacity will be reduced to 50% of people. 2020-11-10
Osaka Prefecture confirms its highest single day record of 121 new COVID-19 cases. 2020-07-22
Egypt reports the highest daily rise in both active cases and deaths since the start of the pandemic. 2020-06-14
South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar confirms the country's first case of COVID-19. The patient is a 29-year-old woman who had arrived from Ethiopia in February and is now in isolation. 2020-04-5
A hospital ship will be deployed to the coast of Washington state by the U.S. Navy to assist in the response to COVID-19. 2020-03-18