The Israeli government finalizes an agreement with Pfizer to purchase 100,000 courses of the anti-viral drug Paxlovid for high-risk patients over the age of 12 years, with delivery expected to begin in one week. 2021-12-25
The city of Lanzhou is placed under lockdown due to a cluster of COVID-19 cases. The city, which has a population of over four million, accounts for roughly a fifth of new cases reported in China since October 17. 2021-10-26
Phase-III trials of the Covaxin vaccine from India's Bharat Biotech showed a 65.2% efficacy against the Delta variant, a 77.8% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19, and a 93.4% efficacy against severe COVID-19. 2021-07-3
Morocco reports its first cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant, which was first discovered in India, in two people from Casablanca. 2021-05-3
Algeria reports their first two cases of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant in a healthcare worker from Algiers and a person who traveled to France. 2021-02-25
Portugal reports a record 15,333 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 624,469. The country also reports a record 274 deaths in the past 24 hours, surpassing 10,000 deaths from COVID-19. 2021-01-23
Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI receive their firsts doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on the first day of the vaccination campaign in the Vatican City. 2021-01-13
Japan reports a record 2,973 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to official figures released by the government. 2020-12-10
Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin signed an agreement with his Chinese counterpart Wang Zhigang to cooperate on the development of a safe and efficacious vaccine, as part of efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020-11-18