The U.S. FDA announces that they have approved the first test to detect COVID-19 through breathing. 2022-04-14
The Health ministry recommends that Israelis over the age of 60 years and healthcare workers should receive a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the world's first country to administer a fourth dose of the vaccine. The move is welcomed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. 2021-12-21
Palm Beach County announces that fans will be required to wear masks at athletic events amidst a cancellation of high school events in the county. 2021-08-23
Washington, D.C. announces that they will require healthcare workers and other health-related professionals to be vaccinated with at least a first dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech or Moderna vaccine or a single-dose Janssen vaccine by September 30. 2021-08-16
San Francisco mayor London Breed issues a mandate requiring proof of full vaccination in indoor public spaces, making San Francisco the first major U.S. city to do so. 2021-08-12
India releases information on a second, deadlier form of "white fungus" infection that has begun spreading among patients initially placed at risk because of COVID-19. The newly identified white fungus is known as candidiasis. Steroid treatment can cause white fungal infection in COVID patients while unsterile use of oxygen cylinders can also be a cause. White fungus infection is more dangerous because it rapidly affects vital organs and genitals along with the mouth, stomach and skin. The antifungal drugs fluconazole, itraconazole, caspofungin, and micafungin are being prescribed to treat patients. 2021-05-22
Contrary to the strategy adopted by the United Kingdom, Spain is expected to maintain its plan to administer two doses per person of the COVID-19 vaccine tozinameran, which is the recommendation of the manufacturer Pfizer-BioNTech. Germany is also considering the single-dose strategy. 2021-01-4
President-elect Joe Biden announces that three more officials will join his COVID-19 Advisory Board. 2020-12-29
Kentucky governor Andy Beshear and his family enter quarantine after a member of his security detail who drove with his family tested positive for COVID-19. 2020-10-11
Michigan reports its first death from COVID-19, as the state reaches 110 recorded cases. 2020-03-18