Japan declares a quasi-state of emergency for Okinawa, Yamaguchi, and Hiroshima prefectures, which host U.S. military bases and are reporting an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The quasi-emergency measures will take effect on January 9. 2022-01-7
The government announces plans to make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for the general population, setting a minimum age of 14 years and requiring unvaccinated persons to pay fines of up to 3,600 euros every three months. The rules will be in effect from February 1 until January 2024. 2021-12-9
India administers 10,576,296 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the past 24 hours, setting a new record for the third time in the past 11 days. 2021-09-6
The United States surpasses 14 million cases of COVID-19, less than a week after surpassing 13 million cases. 2020-12-2
Ukraine reports a new single-day record of 16,218 cases, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 693,407. 2020-11-27
Moderna announces that they have fully enrolled their trial, with around 30,000 participants. 2020-10-22
The Ministry of Transports announces the cancellation of all flights between Spain and Italy. 2020-03-10
Around 3,700 people aboard a cruise ship named "Diamond Princess" are quarantined after ten passengers test positive for the illness at the port of Yokohama, Japan. 2020-02-5