The Philippines reports a record for the second consecutive day of 28,707 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,965,447. 2022-01-9
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issues emergency use authorizations for the Covovax vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and the Corbevax vaccine. The ministry also issues an emergency use authorization for Merck & Co.'s anti-viral drug Molnupiravir. 2021-12-28
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un berates the Politburo for the country's failed COVID-19 pandemic response which resulted in an unspecified "great crisis". 2021-06-30
The Australian federal government restricts the usage of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine to people over the age of 60 following a new recommendation from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation. 2021-06-17
Mongolia approves the emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. 2021-02-9
Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of 16 states agree to extend the partial lockdown until January 10. 2020-12-2
Wallis and Futuna reports its first case of infection by SARS-CoV-2. The individual, who arrived on October 3, and later tested positive, is asymptomatic and in isolation in a hospital. The territory was the only French-administered region free of COVID-19 until today. 2020-10-16