New Zealand reports a record 102 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the first the time that the country has reported more than 100 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. 2021-10-21
South Korea reports a record 2,434 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 295,132. 2021-09-24
Israel reports a record 10,947 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,066,352. 2021-08-31
Venezuela receives more than 115,000 doses of the EpiVacCorona vaccine as part of trials of the Russian vaccine candidate. 2021-03-30
Myanmar extends their restrictions for another 15 days until December 15, according to an announcement made by de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. The current restrictions are due to end on November 30. 2020-11-28
AstraZeneca and University of Oxford's vaccine showed 90% efficacy when it was given to 2,741 people as a half-dose followed by a full dose and 62% efficacy when two full doses were given to 8,895 people. 2020-11-23
Russia reports a record 22,778 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 1.95 million. 2020-11-16
Fiji declares an outbreak of dengue fever and leptospirosis amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Health minister Ifereimi Waqainabete says that between January and July, 3,300 cases of dengue fever and 1,000 of leptospirosis were reported. 2020-08-19