The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announces that Saudi Arabia will lift their COVID-19 restrictions on the hajj and will allow 1 million people to participate in the event for the first time since 2019. 2022-04-9
Mongolia reports its first animal death from COVID-19 in two beavers from the Beaver Breeding Center at the Environmental Department of the capital Ulaanbaatar last month. 2021-09-15
Phase III clinical trials for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate conclude in the U.S. and Mexico, showing an efficacy rating of 90.4%, down from the initial estimate of 96.4% efficacy reported in March. Additionally, the vaccine candidate was also found to be 86.3% effective against the Lineage B.1.1.7 Alpha variant that originated in the United Kingdom. 2021-06-14
Turkey signs an agreement to purchase 50 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. 2021-04-28
Illinois reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from Chicago. 2021-03-5
Aichi Prefecture reports its highest single day record of 53 new COVID-19 cases. 2020-07-22
New Zealand's Ministry of Health reports its first death from COVID-19, a woman in her 70s. 2020-03-29
China gives go-ahead for human trials for a potential vaccine. 2020-03-17