COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia2021-11-24
An anti-fungal drug, Amphotericin B, used in the treatment of a rare infection called mucormycosis, or "black fungus", is in short supply across states in India. Immunity to this infection can be reduced by the use of steroids in severely ill COVID-19 patients. 2021-05-19
President Emmanuel Macron announces the extension of the "light lockdown" to the rest of the country, which includes a school closure from April 12 to April 26, a one-month domestic travel ban, and closure of non-essential businesses beginning April 3 in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2021-03-31
Indonesia reports a record 11,557 new cases, bringing the nationwide total to 869,600 confirmed cases. 2021-01-14
France extends its curfew to eight departments, including Bouches-du-Rhône, which includes Marseille, where a 6:00 p.m. curfew has been imposed after 21 people tested positive for the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that originated in the United Kingdom. 2021-01-9
Russia resumes the vaccination of new volunteers in an trial for its flagship Sputnik V vaccine after a short pause at the end of October. 2020-11-19
Greece reports 372 new cases in the last 24 hours, its highest daily tally since the start of the pandemic in the country. From those new cases, 114 were due to an outbreak at a food processing plant in northern Greece, with 133 recorded in the greater Athens area. 2020-09-10
French health authorities report 9,843 new cases in France over the past 24 hours, setting a new record high for the country since the beginning of the pandemic. 2020-09-10
South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar confirms the country's first case of COVID-19. The patient is a 29-year-old woman who had arrived from Ethiopia in February and is now in isolation. 2020-04-5
Iran's deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi, tests positive for coronavirus. 2020-02-25