The WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts recommends that immunocompromised people receive a third dose of the vaccine due to the risk of breakthrough infections after standard immunization. The panel also recommends that people over the age of 60 receive an additional dose of the Sinopharm or Sinovac vaccine three months after their second dose, citing the performance of the vaccines in Latin America. 2021-10-11
Philippines Health Secretary Francisco Duque III receives his first dose of the CoronaVac vaccine. 2021-04-23
French authorities extend their weekend lockdown to the northern region of Pas-de-Calais, prompting hundreds of thousands of people to stay at home on Saturdays and Sundays due to the spread of COVID-19. 2021-03-6
The Czech Republic reports a record 16,939 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 718,661 as the positivity rate reaches 52%. 2020-12-31
Tokyo reports a new single-day record of 621 cases, according to data from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the prefecture to 46,745. 2020-12-12
Sudan confirms its first case and death from COVID-19, a man in his 50s who had recently visited the United Arab Emirates. 2020-03-13
Two Japanese passengers who were on board of the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship have died from the disease. Both, a man and a woman in their 80s, had underlying health conditions. 2020-02-20