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1. The number of daily cases in Romania exceeds 1,000.
   2024-05-03 01:10:50 (First version)
2. The number of cases in Africa reaches 750,000.
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It is announced that more than 50 countries have missed the World Health Organization's (WHO) target for 10% of their populations to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September. Most of these countries are in Africa, where the WHO's overall figure for fully vaccinated populations is currently 4.4%.
2021-10-1

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Africa surpasses 200,000.
2021-09-7

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum and Minister for National Defnese Suh Wook apologize for the outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the destroyer "Munmu the Great" off the coast of Africa. Currently, nearly 250 of the 301 unvaccinated crew aboard the ship have contracted COVID-19. Prime Minister Kim says "I apologize for having failed to take better care of the health of our soldiers who devoted themselves to the country".
2021-07-20

Ireland introduces a mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers from 33 high-risk countries, mostly in South America and Africa. Travellers from these countries will be required to quarantine for 14 days at a government-designated facility.
2021-03-26

Zimbabwe becomes the first country in Africa to approve India's Covaxin vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech.
2021-03-4

Slovenia reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in a person from Maribor who recently travelled to Africa.
2021-02-26

Tunisia becomes the third country in Africa to register the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine after the country approves the vaccine for one year.
2021-01-30

Africa secures another 400 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
2021-01-28

The first case of coronavirus infection in the African continent is reported in Egypt.
2020-02-14