Greece reports 2,353 new cases in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 194,582. 2021-03-2
Malaysia reports a record 24 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 896. 2021-02-8
Vietnam reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant in a 25-year-old man from South Africa who travelled to Hanoi on December 19 and tested positive for COVID-19 four days later while in quarantine. 2021-01-31
The United Kingdom surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the fifth country to do so after the United States, Brazil, India, and Mexico. 2021-01-26
President Joe Biden signs an executive order mandating face masks on federal property and during interstate travel. 2021-01-20
The northwestern Nigerian state of Kaduna announces the closure of schools from tomorrow due to an increase of COVID-19 cases. 2020-12-15
Florida surpasses one million cases, becoming the third state to do so after California and Texas. 2020-12-1
Portugal reports 646 new cases and three new deaths. It is the biggest daily increase in new cases since the national lockdown was lifted in May, bringing the cumulative totals to 61,541 confirmed cases and 1,849 deaths in 191 days since the first infections were identified. 2020-09-9
The World Health Organization suspends its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination of HIV drug lopinavir-ritonavir after they fail to reduce mortality in infected patients. 2020-07-4