The United States Senate passes a defense bill that rescinds the vaccine mandate for the U.S. military. 2022-12-15
Sri Lanka reopens its primary schools after a closure of nearly five months due to the third wave of the pandemic. 2021-10-25
Scientists in South Africa detect a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 called C.1.2 which is associated with increased transmissibility and the ability to evade antibodies. The variant was first identified in Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces and has spread to seven countries as of August 13. 2021-08-30
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announces a lockdown in all urban areas across the state from 6:00 p.m. on Friday to 6:00 a.m. on Monday amidst an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-04-8
Iran receives over 700,000 doses of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine manufactured by SK Bioscience and supplied through the COVAX initiative. 2021-04-5
The Netherlands suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine until March 29 following reports of Denmark and Norway regarding possible serious side effects. 2021-03-14
Jordan approves the emergency use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. 2021-03-1
The Netherlands extends its nationwide lockdown until February 9 despite the number of new cases falling. 2021-01-12
Sweden, whose government took a lighter approach to the pandemic, including not enforcing lockdowns, reports 5,990 new cases, a new single-day record that pushes the nationwide total to 177,395 cases. 2020-11-13
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces that the city will pause reopening due to an increase of cases. 2020-10-30