Japan surpasses three million COVID-19 cases after a record 104,270 new cases in the past 24 hours. 2022-02-3
Singapore reports 191 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including 187 locally transmitted cases. It is the highest number of locally-transmitted cases since August 7, 2020. 2021-09-2
Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura says that the country has entered an "extremely frightening" stage of the pandemic as the number of cases increases in Tokyo. The government also extends the state of emergency in the capital and expands it to three surrounding prefectures and the city of Osaka from August 2 to August 31. 2021-07-30
Chancellor Angela Merkel receives her first dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. 2021-04-16
The Houston Methodist Hospital reports Texas' first case of the 501.V2 variant in a man from Fort Bend County who recovered several weeks ago. This makes it the fourth state known to have this variant. 2021-02-8
Saudi Arabia reopens its air, sea, and land borders, and resumes international passenger flights as well, after borders were closed in December to prevent the spread of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that originated in the UK. People arriving from South Africa, the United Kingdom, and other countries where the new variant is spreading are required to spend 14 days in another country and present a negative test result prior to entering Saudi Arabia. 2021-01-3
The Singaporean Ministry of Health announces that long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who had travel history to South Africa over the past 14 days will be not allowed to enter Singapore starting January 4, due to reports of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 circulating in the country. 2021-01-1
The COVID-19 death toll in Mexico reaches to 28,000, surpassing Spain. 2020-06-30
Portuguese government orders the lockdown of 19 districts of Lisboa despite the end of the "calamity status". 2020-06-25