The number of people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in China surpasses one billion, or 71% of its population. 2021-09-16
The government signs an agreement with Moderna to purchase 25 million doses of its vaccine. 2021-05-13
The Thailand Food and Drug Administration grants emergency use authorization for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, thereby becoming the third vaccine to be made available for local use. 2021-03-25
The Polish Health Ministry bans the use of scarves, bandanas, and face shields and requires people to only wear surgical masks as of February 27 due to the spread of variants of SARS-CoV-2. 2021-02-24
Italy reports 853 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day total since late-March, which brings the nationwide death toll to 51,306. 2020-11-24
Chancellor Angela Merkel and mayors of 11 large cities agrees on stricter controls for urban areas exceeding the government COVID-19 threshold. She said for cities with more than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over a seven-day period, which Berlin and Frankfurt already exceed that number, tighter restrictions should be implemented immediately. 2020-10-9
The United Kingdom records 1,148 cases, their highest since June 21. 2020-08-11
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 185 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the death toll in the United Kingdom to 769. 2020-03-27