Sources: ABC News
Cyprus announces the approval of the COVID-19 vaccine administered for children ages 5 to 11 years and also allowing adults to receive booster dose two weeks sooner than six months after their second dose in order to curb the rise of COVID-19 cases following the first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. 2021-12-13
Bangladesh reports a new single-day record of 2.8 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as part of a six-day special vaccination campaign, in which 2.7 million people received their first dose of the vaccine. 2021-08-8
Osaka Prefecture reports a record 1,262 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2021-05-1
Serbia receives their first shipment of 150,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine, making it the first country in the Western Balkan region to receive vaccines. 2021-02-21
China temporarily bans travellers arriving from many countries including Belgium, France, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom due to concerns over the growing spread of COVID-19 in those countries. 2020-11-5
Chinese premier Li Keqiang has urged decisive and effective efforts to prevent and control the epidemic. 2020-01-20