North Korea informs the World Health Organization that it still has not reported any cases of COVID-19. 2022-03-1
Quebec announces plans to impose a "significant" tax on those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19, with exemptions for those who have legitimate medical exemptions from taking the vaccine. However, few additional details were revealed on a policy which would be a first in Canada. 2022-01-11
Pfizer says that its vaccine is 90% effective in children between the ages of 5 and 11. 2021-10-22
Laos reports a record 952 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 13,909. 2021-08-25
Wales moves to level zero, indicating that most restrictions, including social distancing measures, are lifted. This allows nightclubs to reopen and indoor meetings to be permitted, although masks remain mandatory in most public indoor locations. 2021-08-7
Hungary reports its first two cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant, which was first discovered in India. 2021-05-28
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency announces that the country will receive 2 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine. 2021-01-3
Iran reports a record 13,421 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide cumulative total to 801,894 cases. 2020-11-18
Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf tested positive for COVID-19. 2020-10-28