Sources: Reuters
Brazilian drug regulator Anvisa approves the use of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for children between the ages of 6 and 11 years. 2022-01-20
Russia surpasses six million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fourth country to do so after the United States, India, and Brazil. 2021-07-20
Brazil reports 115,228 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record. 2021-06-23
India surpasses 300,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the third country to do so after the United States and Brazil. India recorded its last 100,000 deaths in less than a month. Experts warn that the real number of deaths could be much higher as many are not officially recorded; some models speculate that about a million people may have actually died. 2021-05-24
For the second consecutive day, Brazil reports a record total of 3,950 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, thereby bringing the number of deaths to 321,515. The total of 66,868 deaths in the past 31 days marked the most lethal month in the country for the duration of the pandemic. 2021-03-31
The Philippines reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a person who travelled from Brazil. 2021-03-13
Taiwan confirms their first three cases of the Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 first detected in Brazil, prompting the government to impose a 14-day quarantine for all travelers arriving from Brazil at a centralized facility beginning February 24. 2021-02-21
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency announces that the country will receive 2 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine. 2021-01-3
Mexico exceeds 100,000 deaths, becoming the fourth country to do so after Brazil, the United States, and India. 2020-11-19
India reports the highest single-day record of more than 62,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's total to 2,025,409. This total makes India the third country to pass two million cases, after the United States and Brazil. 2020-08-7