The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorses the use of booster shots of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12. 2022-01-5
Rwanda reports its first six cases of the Omicron variant in a group of travellers and their contacts, prompting the government to close all nightclubs and extend the quarantine for international travellers to three days. 2021-12-15
The Australian state of Queensland reopens its land borders with New South Wales and Victoria to vaccinated domestic travellers. 2021-12-13
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and his wife Tammy receive their first doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Murphy also signs legislation providing $35 million in federal aid to restaurants, bars, and other businesses. 2021-04-9
Senegal receives 324,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative. 2021-03-3
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirms that three members of a family in Auckland who tested positive for COVID-19 are infected with the UK variant and that this is not connected to any managed isolation or quarantine facilities. 2021-02-15
The Robert Koch Institute reports 4,058 new cases in Germany in the past 24 hours. It is the biggest number of reported cases in a single day since April, which health minister Jens Spahn described as "alarming" and blames young people for failure to observe social distancing. 2020-10-8
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that the country has signed a deal with AstraZeneca to buy up to 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. 2020-09-25
Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan is hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. His son, Abhishek Bachchan, also tests positive. 2020-07-11
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that the country will deny flights to people who show symptoms of COVID-19. 2020-03-28