The World Health Organization announces that it no longer considers COVID-19 to be a global health emergency, instead classifying it as global health threat. 2023-05-5
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa orders security personnel and health care and tourism industry workers in Sri Lanka to receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine beginning on November 1 in order to revive the economy and specifically the tourism industry due to the effects of the pandemic. 2021-10-22
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide surpasses 200 million. 2021-08-4
Iran reports a record 27,444 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 3,576,148. 2021-07-20
Bangladesh reports a record 201 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 15,593. 2021-07-7
New Zealand receives 60,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. 2021-02-15
Ukraine reports a record 6,410 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to a statement from the NSDC. In addition, 109 patients have died in the past 24 hours, the highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic. 2020-10-17
After a spike in new cases, the government decides to tighten social distancing measures in Seoul and surrounding areas. Many measures that are to be implemented include restricting numbers of gatherings and sports events played behind closed doors. 2020-08-15