The Biden administration announces that the United States has donated 200 million COVID-19 vaccines to countries around the world, fulfilling a pledge from president Joe Biden that the U.S. would be the "world's arsenal" in vaccines. 2021-10-21
Afghanistan reports a record 515 new cases and 101 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2021-06-17
The death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 600,000. The United States accounts for 16% of COVID-related deaths worldwide. 2021-06-11
New York surpasses 500,000 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, becoming the fourth state to surpass that number after California, Florida and Texas. 2020-10-28
The United States surpasses three million cases of COVID-19 and sets a daily record of 62,021 new cases. 2020-07-8
Authorities in Madrid decide to stop using a Chinese rapid COVID-19 test kit, developed by Shenzhen Bioeasy Biotechnology, after research suggested it was not accurate enough with a rate of less than 30%. 2020-03-28
President Emmanuel Macron announces the launch of military Operation Résilience and investments in their health system in an attempt to fight COVID-19. 2020-03-25
In an unprecedented move, Colorado Governor Jared Polis orders the closure of all downhill ski areas for a week, citing coronavirus concerns. 2020-03-14